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presumption lies on the recused - Unless there

had been distinct widence in this case,

and tone u ́as

produced that I am aware

rebutting the presumption arising out of

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the fact of the ships being where she hard

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reason

right to be, I cannot see

amy for impeaching the fairness of the decision arrived at by the Churese authorities in conjunction with all Robertson

As to the complainants argument that

inther the Chicese authorities should confiscater

or restore her and pay

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the Ship damages for detention, it is altogether

untenable

The decision of the Authorities

in the first instance condenied her and

at

the

instance of the Governor of.

British Colony, they expressed

their

: willingness to mitigate the penalty,

and to permit the owner

Ship in payment of a

to redeem

fixed.

It is idle to question their perfet reglit to do

their

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his

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fully within

competence, and,

useful result

arise from urging

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I venture to add

any opinion,

utterly mutenable

It might have been

urser in thend (as they may now

- very probably see / to have resolutely

refused to depart prour, or

modify their original

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any wou

act of condenmnation

dccrced confiscation -

Through the

but aus

this was

not done,

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deference

intervention of the British minister

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