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Convicts in
board coming from beyond the
point of land
going
towards the opposite
in
Shore;
my way farther I met an Indian
and
farther &
on
Constable out of uniform,
an Indian Convict coming towards the
Houck
before
I reached the point, I saw a boat pulling from the point towards
the Harbour, at that time Sergeant Livingstone
and Constable Anderson were near
we hailed the
to
me
Police Boat to come into
were within hearing
at the place, I had two rounds of Ammunition
fired
both rounds into the Boat; Sergeant
Livingstone
had a revolver, he did not
fire;
Constable Anderson had a Musket, he
did not
fire...
two of the Indian Constables
fired; I asked the other two why they did
not fire, they said they had
afterwards
no ammunition
some other Indian Constables
came but at that time the Superintendent's
gig from the Harbour came near to the Stone Boat. Sergeant Livingstone
and
myself told the Indian Constables not to fire fearing to injure the persons in the
shore I think they
distance but no attention
was
paid and
the
way
I found
an order
from
the police Boat continued on
the Harbour. I went to the point and
found
Indian Constables there, I called
to
the Stone Boat
but they did not do so until I arrived
and
told
them to
fire upon
the
gig.
I returned to the Hulk and
sent
for
some
ammunition
from
the Sinnkey
and did
Scour the Hills.
then
the Superintendent
to
the Island, I got some