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to Death. The case.

was

art-

Exceedingly bad one, the crews

three

of

armed. boats

having

pinatically seized the British

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brig "Imogen" on the high seas, and, after robbing her of the most valuable part of her cargo, severely wounding the Captai

and se

: sch fire to the big, having first

made lar

of the

large

holes in the bottone

long beak, and tak

with them the

or le

geg

taking

Either seven

lives were lost, the ship

right lives

being burnt to the water's edge,

and the crew compelled to trust

themselves to a po

raft and

oil.

floating booms from which

some of them

were washed into

the sea and drowned..

Shave &.

(signed) W. H. Adams,

Chief

Tuve Copy

Justice.

MAAlexande

Acting Colonial Secretary..

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