CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 38

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Not being willing to trust to my remembrance of the conversation that recurred I requested His Honor to convey to me in writing the terms of my Communication and I received a latter of which the following is a Copy:

Tuesday May 20th 1856.

Dear Sir,

In accordance with your request, I now beg to state in writing that which I verbally communicated to you this morning regarding the aspersions cast upon my Character by Mr Anstey - viz. that on the 14th instant at the Artillery Mess being a quiet night Mr Anstey publicly and positively stated that at the dinner given by your Excellency on the 13th instant to Admiral Sir Michael Seymour "I was drunk. Drunk as drunk could be and had disgraced my cloth". That on the at a dinner on the 17th Instant given by Mr Woodgate Mr Anstey again stated that on the occasion alluded to 'I was drunk' and that the the reason - If your Excellency quitting the dinner table were after dinner was that I should commit you Commit myself! falschoo

These Statements and their can be proved the first by Cap. King - and doubtless by others.

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24 Not being willing to trust to my remembrance of the conversation that recurred I requested His Honor to convey to me in writing the terms of my Communication and I received a latter of which the following is a Copy: Tuesday May 20th 1856. Dear Sir, In accordance with your request, I now beg to state in writing that which I verbally communicated to you this morning regarding the aspersions cast upon my Character by Mr Anstey - viz. that on the 14th instant at the Artillery Mess being a quiet night Mr Anstey publicly and positively stated that at the dinner given by your Excellency on the 13th instant to Admiral Sir Michael Seymour "I was drunk. Drunk as drunk could be and had disgraced my cloth". That on the at a dinner on the 17th Instant given by Mr Woodgate Mr Anstey again stated that on the occasion alluded to 'I was drunk' and that the the reason - If your Excellency quitting the dinner table were after dinner was that I should commit you Commit myself! falschoo These Statements and their can be proved the first by Cap. King - and doubtless by others. 25 37

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24 Not being willing to trust to my remembrance of the conversation that recurred I __ requested His Honor to convey to me in writing the tens of mis Communication and I received a latter of which the following is a Copy: Tucedy May 20€ 1856. Dear Sir Shu, "In reendance with your request. I wow beg to state in writing that which I verbally communicated I to you Jaspersions cast this morning regarding the upon my Character by Miz Anstey - viz. that on the 14 "= instant at the Artilley Muese being J 25 a quat night Mt Anstey publicly and positively stated that at the dinner given by your Excellency on 27 37 the 13 bistant to admiral for Michael Seymour "I was drunk. Drunk as drunk could be and had disgraced my cloth. That on the at a dinner on the 17th Instant given by Mr Woodgate Medustry again stated that on the recacim alluded to 'I was drunk ad that the the reaso -If your heellency quitting the dinner table is comm were after apicid dinner was that I should commit you Commit myself! falschoo These Statements and their can be proved the first by Cap. King - and doubtles by others. L

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Not being willing to trust

to my remembrance of the conversation that recurred I __

requested His Honor to convey to me in writing the tens of mis

Communication and I received a

latter of which the following is a Copy:

Tucedy May 20€ 1856.

Dear Sir Shu,

"In reendance with

your

request. I wow beg to state in writing

that which I verbally communicated

I to you Jaspersions cast

this morning regarding the

upon my

Character

by Miz Anstey - viz. that on the 14 "= instant at the Artilley Muese being

a quat night Mt Anstey publicly and positively stated that at the dinner given by your Excellency

the 13 bistant to admiral for Michael

Seymour "I was drunk. Drunk as drunk could be and had disgraced

cloth. That on the

at a dinner

on the 17th Instant

given by Mr Woodgate

Medustry again stated that

the

recacim alluded to 'I was drunk ad

that the

the reaso

-If your heellency

quitting the dinner table is comm

were

after

apicid

dinner was that

I should commit

you Commit myself!

falschoo

These Statements and their

can be proved the first

by Cap. King - and doubtles by others.

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