CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 401

Such. I admit is my position. in

my position in regard.

the Rear Admiral's Packet,

to the delivery of the

delivered. on

the &

8th Instant I cannot =

however, refenin, from offering in palliation, of what appears to have been neglect, that; from indisposition. I was in the 28th Inelant; and for a few subsequent days, incapable- of attending to my

duties with that vigilance.

which with the inexperienced, hands I have

in the

errors

office., Iremember-

which

is

requisite to prevent.

eeing the packet in

the

position to secure, as

I thought an early

delivery - I was little. in-

the

office.

office, on the 29th, and placing it in. a.

mat

making

subsequently, and it was not till m up a fhusan Mail

on

the 8th Instant that

I discovered. the packet had been placed in the Chuson division _ That the Rear- Admiral should complain in this instance. I am not surprised. _ I have been I

ackn noledge

acknowledge - peculiarty unfortunate his correspondence. - particularly

-

in

393

with

is I

forwarding it after him... and this acknowledge a justifiable complaint. The Admiral has been extremely tolerant -

CUS

Though. I have vainly attempted still I hope - entirely to succeed in

preventing

• yet, as it appears.

re e urr enNCE,

in.

fiilure.

of similar irregularities. As to the closing of my office

before the appointed hour. I apprehend-

there must have been some mistake

My time. is compared every evening

of firing the eight

the time.

and it is in

course

eight o'clock.

with

- gun;

impossible to see how, in the of a few hours, my time could...

as to admit of a person-

vary so much.

acturning from the Port Office to half

"the "Agincourt" and still be

way

to the

before the hour

of 9 o'clock. My rude.

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