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future ease.

in any future may arise, and when the Prisoners

of this description that.

may be

takin into custody at the Consulates, I should

not be compelled to send them to Houghing In trial but have a dizeretionary power of either sending them to

Court in India,

requisite -

any

other Admiralty

or even to England, if

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Much discussion has taken place in this felony as to fonculs having the power to apprehend, and to send for trial to Houghing persons charged with

piracy.

Our Attorney Generals opinion is cuclosed, but as it is not conclusive, I would beg your Lordships Instructions on the subjects, sunc repecially as it is rumored that it is in contemplation to cuter legal precedings against Me Consul Merch by the Prisoners for false imprisonment, as has already been done by the owner of the "Spee against Captain Pitman of Hter. "Majesty's Brig." Childers" for $5000- for

damages sustained by the illegal detention

the vessel.

of the

of

To prevent as far as possible any

a

further mischief arising from nots on the part

British Subjects, such as are n

alleged to have been committed by the Crew of the Spee", have issued the enclosed Notification

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I

the

subject, and given such further. Instructions to the Consuls with refererer thereto, as the nature and circumstances of the Transaction_ now reported, appeared to me to demand, and which Struct will meet with

your

Lordship's approval...

I have, H.,

(Siqued.) S. &. Bonkane -

(True Loky)

Manie Colonial Secretary