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of Colonel or Luitenant-

"Colouet and the Officer in Command of Her "Majesty' & Naval Forces -

"on the Station, ipopequivale " rank are to have presedeney "aest after the Bishop- "and the Chief Justice "

Jean Jonn place

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other-

Construction on the words -

The

sin Command

officer in

of Her Majesty' & Naval

Forces on the Station"

-

than the Officer who is __ the Commande

in

Chig-

of all the Naval Forces -

ou

the Station, a position, which, so far forth as the

prevent discussion is conceived, is filled by

Admiral Ring

and not

by Captain Jones .

In confumation of

this constication I belive -

eight in Laying

that there is no suelo.

appointment in the Vany "Senior Officer, and

av

I believe I am equally --

concet in £

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officer

stating that if

-au

day Lenor

for-

to Captam Jones.

Commodore is Brevet -

lank only-

morning

were this

to fail into__

the Harbour the former