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As that of Scany Abum (29) lately a prisoner bound the Hurth

Andrew Albert swour deposette -

I am Sergeant of Police in charge of the detachment of Police on board the Convict hulk on the 9th of July instant. Two hundred and twenty-three Convicts and forty were landed on Government Island for labor, at the close of the day they returned on board - five boat loads each of eighty prisoners and five prisoners on board the hulk. The Acting boatswain got stripped at about 5 o'clock. The last boat load containing eighty-eight prisoners and the five boatmen came alongside the port waist, the usual by the larger boat was towed as usual, with prisoners. A smaller boat in which was the Police Guard of five European constables and six Indian Constables and two lascars - at the time the boats arrived I was looking at them. I saw the prisoners commence getting up the side, and two or three of the prisoners exhibited eagerness to get on board which was usual and there was some crowding to the side of the boat, some of the prisoners fell backward against those behind.

Aff... prisoners on the off side of the boat, there was lunch and the boat capsized. The prisoners being cast...

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242 As that of Scany Abum (29) lately a prisoner bound the Hurth Andrew Albert swour deposette - I am Sergeant of Police in charge of the detachment of Police on board the Convict hulk on the 9th of July instant. Two hundred and twenty-three Convicts and forty were landed on Government Island for labor, at the close of the day they returned on board - five boat loads each of eighty prisoners and five prisoners on board the hulk. The Acting boatswain got stripped at about 5 o'clock. The last boat load containing eighty-eight prisoners and the five boatmen came alongside the port waist, the usual by the larger boat was towed as usual, with prisoners. A smaller boat in which was the Police Guard of five European constables and six Indian Constables and two lascars - at the time the boats arrived I was looking at them. I saw the prisoners commence getting up the side, and two or three of the prisoners exhibited eagerness to get on board which was usual and there was some crowding to the side of the boat, some of the prisoners fell backward against those behind. Aff... prisoners on the off side of the boat, there was lunch and the boat capsized. The prisoners being cast...
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242 As that of Scany Abum (29) lately a prisoner bound the Hurth Andrew Albert swour deposette - I am Sergeant of Police in charge the detachment of Polies av board the Convict hulk be the of July Instant two hundred Conviets 23 and forty were landed on to stomentters Island for labor, at the cove of the day they ritimed bourd - tive bout louds each of eighty prisoners and live prisoners on board the Acting as boatuan got strip at about boclock the lust bout load containing aventy right prisoners and the tive boutman came alongside the port waist, the usual by ers bout was towed as usual, frisonvers и smaller bout in which was the Police Guard of tive Europener brustables" and six Indian Constables and two tunkeys - at the time the boats arrived I was looking at them. I saw the prisoners commence side, and tivo or getting up the three the prisoners exchibited to get get att our board eagerness bourd which was usual and there was sile, some a crowding to the of the prisoners fell those backward aganist. vad the и Aff prisowvers side of the bout, there lunch and the bout expesized the off side, the prisoners being cast
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242

As

that of Scany Abum (29)

lately

a prisoner

bound the Hurth

Andrew Albert swour deposette

-

I am Sergeant of Police in charge

the detachment of

Polies

av

board the Convict hulk be the of July Instant two hundred

Conviets

23

and forty

were landed on

to stomentters Island for labor, at the cove of the day they ritimed

bourd - tive bout louds each of eighty prisoners and live prisoners on board the Acting as boatuan got strip at about boclock the lust bout load containing aventy right prisoners and the tive boutman

came

alongside the port waist, the

usual by

ers bout was towed as usual,

frisonvers

и

smaller bout in which was the

Police Guard of tive Europener brustables"

and six Indian Constables and two tunkeys - at the time the boats arrived

I was looking at them. I saw the

prisoners commence side, and tivo or

getting up the

three

the prisoners exchibited

to get

get

att

our board

eagerness

bourd which was usual

and there was

sile, some

a

crowding to the

of the prisoners fell

those

backward aganist.

vad

the

и

Aff

prisowvers

side of the bout, there

lunch and the bout expesized

the off side, the prisoners being cast

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