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of opinion that no blame attaches to them or any one connected with the ship, that Captain Seymours conduct,

to the Emigrants appears to have been hind and attentive and that every possible precaution was used by him to decrease the mortality, Dr Ludgatt appears also to have exerted himself for the same purpose

The details of this unfortunate voyage will be found in full in the Copy of Captain Seymour's letter to the Oconer Mr Hamlin and the Copy of the proceedings at the investigation

both sent herewith.

It appears to this Board

that the Mortality was greatly aggravatio

by the great heat and unusual length

of the passage. ( 150 days) caused by the sailing of the ship in an

improper season; she sailed full one month later than the ought to have done

to enable her to get down the China

Seas.

I

am.

Ja

(Signed) D. Dunbar

Chairmang.

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