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Consul. It is obvious that a burden is thrown upon the Colony which they ought not to bear.
The difficulty, however, at present is what to do with the convict. I am sure that without such title the Naval Authorities would not burden themselves with him. If he be sent home by any other means, the Colony will have to bear the cost without...
It is quite out of the question to forward him to his supposed Settlement in Waterford, Ireland. If he had a "Settlement" there, which is by no means clear, it is highly probable that it has been lost. Besides, the suggestion of sending him home by a Man-of-War is little short of absurd; he has no title whatever to be so conveyed.
I cannot doubt that the expenditure incurred... The man most probably is a naturalized subject of the United States.
I would therefore advise that the following course should be pursued... There being no lunatic asylum...