CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6] — Page 34

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to the intendment of the orders.

transmitted to me

by Her Majesty's

Government are not those which I

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competent to judge of, and I

submit that it would reduce to an Lead letter the Queen's commands were I to leave each captain of a Belligerent cruiser to determine

for himself

how

cause for complaint, if they be

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required to prove a claim for speci indulgence.-

I therefore hope that be enabled to ascertim for

you

you

imay

Mi

the

think

length of time which should be allowed to the "Filomen.""

necessary repairs. and Ined

scarcely say

far

the

long

he

take

may

ต.

other

any

to repair a broken flife

-

come to

A

own

injury. Such persons Barton of Her Majesty, for their convenience, and if they seek a relaxation of the Stule. established there by the Queen's Government

that they have reasonable

I do not see

that I am not auxions

to throw the least difficulty

way of that but

am

M

the

resel o

her

Captain,

the

A

only desirous to avoid establishment of a precedent her case which might tie most inconveniently hereafter.

I have, te,

my

in

hando

(Signed) Puchard Graves Mrees one,

Governor and Commander. in. Chief-

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