CO129-052 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [9-12] — Page 215

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not acknowledge its legality, I'd put recognize the validity of its payment, which, if made, as for Excellence informes

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she, was an act

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the part of some person authorized. I deny the right of any person to pay the fine, excepting Capt. Nidules or the U.S. Consul; by neither of whom have it been done. I repudiate the payment, therefore, and add my protest to that already made by Capt. M'Cluney and Mr. Commerford

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I trust that Your Excellency will be good enough to change your opinion upon this matter, and cause the man "Madsen" to be arrested and delivered up. Not to do so is to deny common and natural justice, and add another injury to those already committed. Upon what ground this is denied in your

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Communication of the 29th ult., and solely this case is made an exception to the hitherto universal practice in the Colony, I am at a loss to understand. The man certainly entered into a Contract with the Captain and owners of the barque "Reindeer", which can only be fulfilled by the returning in the ship to New York. This Contract is still binding, and the man has received a consideration for his services. The Consul, even if it has the power, has not pretended to

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amil it. The man is ashore in violation of this Contract, and we cannot legally arrest him there, and common law and common custom both require that he should be arrested and delivered up to re-

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apart from the fact that by the act of your Agents

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84 not acknowledge its legality, I'd put recognize the validity of its payment, which, if made, as for Excellence informes + of Supererogation she, was an act 772 the part of some person authorized. I deny the right of any person to pay the fine, excepting Capt. Nidules or the U.S. Consul; by neither of whom have it been done. I repudiate the payment, therefore, and add my protest to that already made by Capt. M'Cluney and Mr. Commerford L I trust that Your Excellency will be good enough to change your opinion upon this matter, and cause the man "Madsen" to be arrested and delivered up. Not to do so is to deny common and natural justice, and add another injury to those already committed. Upon what ground this is denied in your ... A 21 85 Communication of the 29th ult., and solely this case is made an exception to the hitherto universal practice in the Colony, I am at a loss to understand. The man certainly entered into a Contract with the Captain and owners of the barque "Reindeer", which can only be fulfilled by the returning in the ship to New York. This Contract is still binding, and the man has received a consideration for his services. The Consul, even if it has the power, has not pretended to ... amil it. The man is ashore in violation of this Contract, and we cannot legally arrest him there, and common law and common custom both require that he should be arrested and delivered up to re- ... Over apart from the fact that by the act of your Agents
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not acknowledge its legality, Ids put recognize the raclidity of ito pougnent, wollicle, if made, as for Excellenes informes

+ of Supererogatton

she, was an act

772

the part of some person puanttiorized. I'dony the right of any

right of any prom to pony the fine, excepting Capt. Nidules or the U. J. Cowvil; by neither of whom have it been done. I repudiate the poigrant, therefore, and add my protest to that already made by Capt. M Cluney

and Mr. Comment Recu

L

I trust that Your Expelloway vall de ground to change your opiline upon this matter", and cause the man "Madiem" to be arrested and delivered

up. Not to do so is to deny common- and nonal justice, and Hadd another injury to then I already committed. Uron what ground this is denied in yar

your

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Commmmeation of the 29th ults, and soley this

this case is made an execption to the hitherto universal practice in the Colony, I am at a loow to understan The much certainly entered into a - Contract with the Captain and movers of the barque " Reindeer", which cam mly be fillfilled by the returning in the Meip to New York. This Contract is still binding, and the man hous received a consideration for his services. The Const, even if it how the pover, the right, have not pretended lock to

how

amil it _ The man is ashore in

violation of this, _ we cannot reveled legally arrest him there_, _ and commo

law and common custom both require that he should be arrested and delivered up to re- that it wrow

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aport from the fact by the act of your Agentes

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