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I glanced round and saw a Convict close to me with an uplifted pole about to strike me. I sprang up and ran into the water, and Frankey Hicks at the same time also ran into the water; I think I saw Johnson lying in the police Boat about twenty yards from the Stone Boat, I called to the police Boatmen to come in but they did not do so. I swam towards the boat and the boat met us and the boatmen helped me on board; Turnkey Hicks also swam off to the Boat and was taken on board; Johnson was in the boat before me, I do not know how he got there; he said he swam off. I had my Revolver but except the Chinese Constables' spears there were no other arms on board. The Portuguese Constable had no fire-arms, and the Revolvers of myself, Hicks, and Johnson had been taken from us by the Convicts; at the time I got into the police Boat the Stone Boat pushed off from the shore, I saw one of the Indian Constables who had been on guard for the gang at the Stone Boat; I wanted to pull after the Stone Boat to attack them with the Chinese Constables' Spears, but Turnkey Hicks said it would be better to pull to the Heath for fire-arms and we accordingly pulled towards the Heath; soon after passing the point I saw the Inspector's gig pulled by four convicts having Trunkeys, Mr. Hill, and Mr. French on board.
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glanced round and saw a
me with
aw
Convict close to
uplifted pole about to strike me.
I sprang up and ran into the Water, and
Frankey Sticks at the same time also ran
into the water; I thin saw
lying
m
the police Boat
her vaw about to yards from
the Stone Bont, I called to the police ~
Boatmen to come in but they did not do
so. Iswam towards the boat and
the
bout met us
and the boatmen
helped
mw
to the police
laken
In
board; Turnkey
me, how he
On
boards. Hicks also swam off
Boat and was
Johnson was in the boat before
there I do not know; he said he swam
got
off, I had
my
Rivord
but exceipt
the
Chinise Emotables spears there were no-
this arms
m
bound. The portuguese
lemstable had
no
fire
arms, and:
the
Revolvers of myself, Hicks and Johnson
• had been latten from no by the Convicts;
at the time I got into the
police Bont the Stone Bout pushes off from
the
Shere, I saw one of the Indian Constables
who had been one
Stone
- of the
guard for the gang five at the stone Borb; I wanted to pull after the stone Boat to
Attack them with the Chinese Constables
Spears, but Turnkey Hicks said it would [ be better to pull to the death for fire
ammos and we
acerrdingly pulted - towards the Heath; soon after passing.
the point I saw the In
Inperintendents
gig pulled by four convicts having Trunkeys
Imis
and
French
AL
board.
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