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Vessel when attacked by Pirates and in
recognition of which this Board had
determined to award him a Sextant and
on
Vellum.
i
a
Certificate
In
reply
I am directed to
express the sencère regret experienced by this Board on receiving the intelligence
question which has thus deprived the
in
Mercantile Marine of a valuable and
gallant Officer, and has prevented this
Department