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baby, and had short provisins.

The

The remaining prisoners after deroter Glimenti, Anaslete Francises, Macaris Corpos, Santiago Andro, and Valerio Fernandez cas nothing would have secured but for want of water and insufficiency of provisions.

is no

"Mr Gaskell further states that there

sufficient evidence to

prove

that

the Captain's name was Luke Lawson- no

baptismal Certificate

there was

risoners

not

was produced.

It Bridges in reply states;

complicity amongst ten of the if

armongst all - That the murder was Committed during the watch Pantings Indrs and that he afterwards took command of the Ship that the prisoner Valerio Fernandez stated he had. "Committed the murder - that the prismes

Macarie Cripos

was found in the Captain's Cabin immicdiately after the Coumission of the murder - That the Prisoners duastasis Gzoris, Jabriel de los Santos Grience Marin, and Alexandro Marinas their the Captain overboard - That Simas Buzilis and Solteris de to Santos sharpend their Kuives as

in evidence. That the

prisoner Valentino Francises was in the Cabin immediately after the Murder

Committed..

med up

Lis

up and

The evidence beins summed the dary charged they retire. 10 Bridges suggests that with a view to the meritigation of puniclinent, that it appears by the depositions, that Macaris Cripos intereeded for the life of Juan Antonio, the first withers produced on behalf of the Crown.

Jaccordingly note the Roservation with a view of presenting the get to the notice of His Excellency the Govern