CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6] — Page 31

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strictly the ordus which I have received, but I feel chat reicheut recriving similar a fistance here from the Haval Authorities to that which I have received elsewhere, I cannot hope te deal satisfactorily with questions where professional seamanship and Engineering are involved. On the other hand

the Queen's Orders cannot be carried out as intended, if I

aun

to admit all

representations made të mò

by Officers

commanding Belligneet brious, sonhart

requiring

sence corroborative evidence wew

ith only fur forna". Mouron as it would

be

impolitic and invidious to aceptitie statement

of one officer and require proof of the Statement of another, I am strongly of oprivion that some preliminary inquiry should

be made in all cases, as

the

arly

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of

avoiding personal offences, and as being the cause most consistent with established prescients.

1. This I should regard: any rebolance to assist in such inquiry,

abandonment of all fair clasin to the indulgence sought. Ifer

seems to me so reasonable, that

as an

though this may be a simple and equitable rule it is efsential that it should be applied from the beginning. It is what which renders the proceeding tasten in the freesms case a matter of unusual importance, because it must make a precedent for

the Future.

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8.

In the event of the Filomena

or

any

artin Belligerent ersiour refusing such information to any Officer appointed: by