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the Military Prisoners Edward Hoffey and

Robert Irvine of Her Majesty's 99th

Regiment.

Inclose the Chief Justice's duplicate Order in the case of Irvine

In the case of. He offey the order has been already forwarded in Sir Hirentes

Robinson's Dispatch No 196, Judicial, of 28th

December last, which announeed his intended

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departure by the invalid ship "Hindortan"

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Through

some mistake of the

Carrion anthorities the customary

Military Escort, duly arranged for.

uns

not supplied when the invalid ship sailed,

and

Boffer

wh

lift behind

I applied to admiral Sir A.

Nuper in april last and endeavoured

a.

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furisoner

a

-passage for this

cessfully to obtain

in the flag ship "Euryalus"

The "Taman" is bound to spithead

and Portsmmth will therefore be the port

of debarkation for the two prisoners.

have the honor to be,

You must obedient Servant-

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