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which tallies exactly with his verbal report formerly. My only reason for having asked for it in writing was my anxiety to deal as leniently as possible with the Circe, and avoid being compelled to record officially my opinion of her Captain's conduct, a motive, which cannot actuate me when called on for a full report of the circumstances by Your Lordship.

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It will be seen from the Colonial Surgeon's enclosed statement that a Portuguese, unknown to him, who gave no name and did not mention by whom he was sent, called during the evening of the 28th March requesting simply a ticket of admission to the Civil Hospital. It also appears that Murray at first supposed the ticket was for his visitor himself - and only by questioning "he elicited by little and little" "that it was for a patient on board of the 'Circe', who had some kind of eruption over his body." This information at once determined the Colonial Surgeon to despatch the Health Officer to the "Circe", whose proceedings, above detailed, led to the discovery of Confluent Small Pox in the vessel.

14. I apprehend therefore that there can be no reasonable doubt of the intention of Captain Culvo

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165which tallies exactly with his verbal report formerly. My only reason for having asked for it in writing was my anxiety to deal as leniently as possible with the Circe, and avoid being compelled to record officially my opinion of her Captain's conduct, a motive, which cannot actuate me when called on for a full report of the circumstances by Your Lordship.13.It will be seen from the Colonial Surgeon's enclosed statement that a Portuguese, unknown to him, who gave no name and did not mention by whom he was sent, called during the evening of the 28th March requesting simply a ticket of admission to the Civil Hospital. It also appears that Murray at first supposed the ticket was for his visitor himself - and only by questioning "he elicited by little and little" "that it was for a patient on board of the 'Circe', who had some kind of eruption over his body." This information at once determined the Colonial Surgeon to despatch the Health Officer to the "Circe", whose proceedings, above detailed, led to the discovery of Confluent Small Pox in the vessel.14. I apprehend therefore that there can be no reasonable doubt of the intention of Captain Culvo

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