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and put on board his vessel without any undue delay — he must have reached his ship as soon as, if not sooner than his Captain and Chief Officer.

Mr. Keenan's statement, that his Counsel and his professional adviser were "driven" from this bank, must be viewed as a figure of speech — while the fact that the two gentlemen voluntarily abandoned the Defendant and left him to the "mercy" of two British Magistrates, in an open British Court, hardly exposing the liberty of a United States citizen to any very formidable peril.

I have, &c.

(Signed) W. H. Mitchell,

Acting Chief Magistrate.

I beg to return, herewith enclosed, Mr. Keenan's Letter.

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I have perused Mr. Keenan's written request that the persons should be put on board his ship, and I must say that it was strictly and fully complied with; the persons having been sent from the bank by my order, under custody of Police, and put on board his vessel without any undue delay — he must have reached his ship as soon as, if not sooner than his Captain and Chief Officer. Mr. Keenan's statement, that his Counsel and his professional adviser were "driven" from this bank, must be viewed as a figure of speech — while the fact that the two gentlemen voluntarily abandoned the Defendant and left him to the "mercy" of two British Magistrates, in an open British Court, hardly exposing the liberty of a United States citizen to any very formidable peril. I have, &c. (Signed) W. H. Mitchell, Acting Chief Magistrate. I beg to return, herewith enclosed, Mr. Keenan's Letter. [File Reference not found, assuming it is not in the given text]

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My Minutes, and appended it to the

Mr. Keenan's written request that the pan Loskins should be but on brand his ship, wow strictly and forth with anuplied with; the "Nowving been sent from the bant by my order, under can count of Police,

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and put on boards his ressel without

a purments undue delong — he puest have reached his thip_ as soon as, if not somer than his Captain and Chief Afficer.

court,

Mr. Keenan's statement, that his and his professional adriver were " Driven" from this bant, must be rieved figure of speech _ while the prot that Horn two gentlemen voluntarily abandoned the Defendant and left him to the "Mercy" of two British

ow a

those

Magistrates, in an open Krition British hardly exposing

beurt,

79%

liberty of a Mnited Stater Bitizen to or on the any very formidable peril.

I have, Her,

Q. J.

(Signed) W. H. Mitchell,

Acty. Chief Magistrate.

I beg to return, herewith oneloved, Mr. Keenan's Letter.

Trece bepay

Colawal charitary

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