CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8] — Page 76

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Convicts in

board coming from beyond the

point of land

going

towards the opposite

in

Shore;

my way farther I met an Indian

and

farther &

on

Constable out of uniform,

an Indian Convict coming towards the

Houck

before

I reached the point, I saw a boat pulling from the point towards

the Harbour, at that time Sergeant Livingstone

and Constable Anderson were near

we hailed the

to

me

Police Boat to come into

were within hearing

at the place, I had two rounds of Ammunition

fired

both rounds into the Boat; Sergeant

Livingstone

had a revolver, he did not

fire;

Constable Anderson had a Musket, he

did not

fire...

two of the Indian Constables

fired; I asked the other two why they did

not fire, they said they had

afterwards

no ammunition

some other Indian Constables

came but at that time the Superintendent's

gig from the Harbour came near to the Stone Boat. Sergeant Livingstone

and

myself told the Indian Constables not to fire fearing to injure the persons in the

shore I think they

distance but no attention

was

paid and

the

way

I found

an order

from

the police Boat continued on

the Harbour. I went to the point and

found

Indian Constables there, I called

to

the Stone Boat

but they did not do so until I arrived

and

told

them to

fire upon

the

gig.

I returned to the Hulk and

sent

for

some

ammunition

from

the Sinnkey

and did

Scour the Hills.

then

the Superintendent

to

the Island, I got some