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undeserved and must fall to the

& fall to the ground. Having exhausted the subject in My former letter I do not propose here to resume the discussion, but in reply to your remark, that if the regular course of

cedure had been followed by Commander

pro.

of

the-

the Elbe and application

to that effect been made to the Local - Authorities, the deserter under the-

Extradition Freaty doubtless world have been handed over to the Elbe,- permit me to repeat what I stated before that such a course probably woues have been the legal form of procedure and would have been adopted if the man had ~ remained on board the Sancho Panzi

or

been residing ashore where the

Commander had no right to assert

his power without

interfering

with

British Authority; but that there was

no necessity for such a proceeding in the present instance,

instance, as the man was taken

into custody under circumstances where the Commander

cander of the Elbe conscientiously

and nove but him legally

Coned do so,

and that to apply for subsequent permision

to retain the man in custody or to submit the case to the uncertain decision of the Police Court, would have been an act of unjustifiable disregard for the interests and rights of his Government, which alove hence for th

th conca decide in the matter.

The voluntary surrender of the man

which you further

you further dwell bow,

wa at