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what was said; the Superintendent told me to go off to the Hulk and get the Superintendent's gig manned, I went accordingly but before I arrived at the Hulk I saw the Superintendent's gig manned by four prisoners having two pulling towards the shore and I saw one of the Stone Boats having Convicts on board pulling towards the opposite Main land from whence the stone gang had been at labor.
I then ran back towards the place at which the stone gang had been at work, two European Constables and several Indian Constables were running before the police Boat which was on its way towards the Hulk, I saw duty pulling from the porch towards the Hulk, the Stone boat being at that time half way across to the mainland. I hailed the police Boat to go in chase of the stone Boat but those on board did not understand me or did not hear me or attend but continued to the Hulk, when I arrived at the point I saw two European Constables and Eight Indian Constables assembled at the stone quarry there. I directed them to fire on the Boat which was then a little more than half way across and within range; they all tried to do so but only two Muskets were discharged out of the ten, the Constables tried several caps but the Muskets did not go off. Seeing that nothing could be done there, I returned to the Hulk and the Superintendent gave me orders to...
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what
was said;
the
Superintendent told
to go off
to the Hulk and
mu
and get the Superintendents
gig manned, I went accordingly but before
I arrived at the Houlk I saw the
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Manned by four prisoners having two
pulling
board
towards the and I saw one of the Stone Boats
Furnkeys on
point,
having Convicts
on
board pulling towards
the opposite Main land from whence the
stine
had been at labor.
gany
I then ran back towards the place
at which the stone
gany
had been at work,
two Imropean Constables and deveral Indian
Constables were running before
the police Boah which
was
on
me. Isan
duty pulling
I from the porch towards the Houck, the
Stone boat being at that time half of the
way across to the mainland. I hailed the polici Boat to
in chase of the stone
go in
Bout but thise on board did not understand
me
on their
or did not hear
may
or attend but continued
to the Hulk, when I arrived at
the point I saw two European Constables and Eight Indian Constables assembled
at the stone
there. I directed them to
fire
was then a little more than
Boat which half way acros
within
and
might have been
Aut
range; they all tried to do so two Muskets were discharged
out
only of the tew, the lemnstables tried deveral
caps the Caps exploded but the Muskats
dist not
go off. Seeing that nothing emek be done there, I returned to the Houlk
and the Superintendent gave
me orders to
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