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Sunderland on a
passage from Cardiff to Table Bay.
On observing that the
position and date of where the mutiny took place corresponded
so
nearly with the position and date of where the Kate learnie had picked up the boat with five men, I sent to detain the two men who had been
brought here. I find that one Walter Jackson, shipped in the
British Steamer "Nankin and
sailed for Shanghai yesterday.
The other, Ignacio Ruis, is here! I have examined him and
also caused his effects to be
searched and have found.
an
old cargo book marked C. with
an
-entry in it in Spanish, the translation of which marked D leaves no doubt as to this being the boat which left the Satsuma and that these five rescued
men
formed part of the crew- of that vessel.
The leaptain of the Sabuma's statement leads to the supposition that but three men were guilty.
of acts of violence, and I think
it
very likely that those landed at. Melbourne will be found) to be those men.
Why the
two who landed here left the
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