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an
hour to
an hour would have been lost and in that time the Fire might have got such head way that all the available force in the Colony, Naval and Military included, could not have stopped it.
Further the aid granted in the first rediculously inadequater
place
co a s
that it is
so
reason.
ble to deppose
that
Mr. Creagh although, urgently in need of help did not feel confident of obtaining it if he sent for it besides
een
cre mano
he could ill spare from his small force to send as
Messenger-
a
the fact that numbers of the inhabitants out and about Queen's Road, and. other Streets of the City from Midnight
were
until the Storm began to abate, and
g
until day break, and as to the Statement of there being no
Some remain
glaze
ui the
to those who
Sky
Station it was
it is untrue in addition
saw it at the Central
seen by numbers of
people living to the
Westward
In concluding this Protest I beg most respectfully to express my surprise that the Head,
the Executive of this
of
Colony has permitted to pass
challenged.
Statement
by
a Subordinate
#
Officer to the effect that the special,
Mr Devene's ou
supposition that
every
house
#
in the Colony would be closely barred
is a reasonable one but he has overlooked
the
circumstances
of the
case
" all customary regulations
mecing
rendered
ne
ugatory.
that numbers of the inhabitants of
the
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