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arms being all in order and loaded witho the exception of one Portuguese Constable whose Musket being unloaded I directed to be loaded; after the parado the Convicts went to breakfast at the resumption of Labor at 9 A. M. I was not present being on board the Convict Hulk. about twenty minutes past nine I went on shore and at 1/2 past 9 I was occupied with the warden with making a search in the Convict dining Shed for prohibited Articles. I then heard an outcry being made by an Indian Constable as Sentry at the Convicts Cook House____ which is close to the dining shed. I understood the Constable to say that a convict Water Carrier had made his escape by water. I immediately ran a part " I then saw the clerk (Mr. Colaço) running towards me saying "prisoners were escaping or fighting" I did not clearly understand which.
The Clerk brought two Revolvers with him, one of which belonged to me. I then went towards the signal station and called out to the European Constable in charge of signals "to make the Escape signal there was a little delay in doing so I went to the top of the Hill to the signal station I found the signal man loading the guns with several Convicts employed in hoisting the signal Ball; the Signal man fined the ...
of the way towards the convict Hulk calling out to those on board "to man the gig and go in pursuit?
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