CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7] — Page 45

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to the Commodore of that Colony by the Commander of the

17

gun boat Drake which had

made a good prize of a large

boat

with emigrants

in low waters.

I am not disposed, Sir, to accompany you in each of the points which form

the subject of your despatch, because this would give rise to

long

controversy, which I am

unwilling to begin, chiefly

because I sincerely suppose

you to be right

in some

of the critical remarks

you

were pleased to present to my consideration. Allow me however,

Sir, to observe that I am not less interested, than you

can be, to

suppress abuses and frauds ; and this is shown by the regulations I have prescribed on the subject;

shown

by

the

severity

with

which I have punished the

least deviation from the laws,

which has come to

my knowledge

and finally, shown

by

The

zeal I have employed

in every thing that concerns this

Colonial affair

Still it is possible, Sir, to

have slipped in some abuses, in

spite of the most sincere wishes

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48

to the Commodore of that Colony by the Commander of the

17

gun boat Drake which had

made a good prize of a large

boat

with emigrants

in low waters.

I am not disposed, Sir, to accompany you in each of the points which form

the subject of your despatch, because this would give rise to

long

controversy, which I am

unwilling to begin, chiefly

because I sincerely suppose

you to be right

in some

of the critical remarks

you

were pleased to present to my consideration. Allow me however,

Sir, to observe that I am not less interested, than you

can be, to

suppress abuses and frauds ; and this is shown by the regulations I have prescribed on the subject;

shown

by

the

severity

with

which I have punished the

least deviation from the laws,

which has come to

my knowledge

and finally, shown

by

The

zeal I have employed

in every thing that concerns this

Colonial affair

Still it is possible, Sir, to

have slipped in some abuses, in

spite of the most sincere wishes

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48 to the Commodore of that Colony by the Commander of the 17 gun boat Drake which had made a good prize of a large boat with emigrants in low waters. I am not disposed, Sir, to accompany you in each of the points which form the subject of your despatch, because this would give rise to long controversy, which I am unwilling to begin, chiefly because I sincerely suppose you to be right in some of the critical remarks you were pleased to present to my consideration. Allow me however, Sir, to observe that I am not less interested, than you can be, to suppress abuses and frauds ; and this is shown by the regulations I have prescribed on the subject; shown by the severity with which I have punished the least deviation from the laws, which has come to my knowledge and finally, shown by The zeal I have employed in every thing that concerns this Colonial affair Still it is possible, Sir, to have slipped in some abuses, in spite of the most sincere wishes Here is the revised response in HTML format as requested: 48 to the Commodore of that Colony by the Commander of the 17 gun boat Drake which had made a good prize of a large boat with emigrants in low waters. I am not disposed, Sir, to accompany you in each of the points which form the subject of your despatch, because this would give rise to long controversy, which I am unwilling to begin, chiefly because I sincerely suppose you to be right in some of the critical remarks you were pleased to present to my consideration. Allow me however, Sir, to observe that I am not less interested, than you can be, to suppress abuses and frauds ; and this is shown by the regulations I have prescribed on the subject; shown by the severity with which I have punished the least deviation from the laws, which has come to my knowledge and finally, shown by The zeal I have employed in every thing that concerns this Colonial affair Still it is possible, Sir, to have slipped in some abuses, in spite of the most sincere wishes
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M 48 to the Commodore of that Codony by the Commander of the 17 qun boat Drake which had made a good prize of a larcha boun with emigrants Iwnlow waters. I am not disposed, Sir, to accompany you in each of the points which ferme the subject of your despatch, because this would give rise to long antroversy, which it am unwilling to begin, chifly because I sincerely suppose be right right in some that you may of the critical remarks you were pleased to present to my consideration. Allow me however, Tir, to observe that I um mot less interested, then, you to be, to su avviet suppress abuses andt frand's ; and this is shown by the regulations 14 have prescribed on the subject; shown by the severity avith which I have punished the least deviation from the laws, which has come to my knowlectig and finally. shown by The and zeal I have employed every thing affair Alial concerns this Still it is possible, Sir, to have slid in some abuses, in spite of the most sincere wishes
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to the Commodore of that Codony by the Commander of the

17

qun boat Drake which had

made a good prize of a larcha

boun

with emigrants

Iwnlow waters.

I am not disposed, Sir, to accompany you in each of the points which ferme

the subject of your despatch, because this would give rise to

long

antroversy, which it am

unwilling to begin, chifly

because I sincerely suppose

be right

right in some

that you may of the critical remarks

you

were pleased to present to my consideration. Allow me however,

Tir, to observe that I um mot less interested, then, you

to be, to su

avviet

suppress abuses andt frand's ; and this is shown by the regulations 14 have prescribed on the subject;

shown

by

the

severity

avith

which I have punished the

least deviation from the laws,

which has come to

my knowlectig

and finally. shown

by

The

and zeal I have employed

every thing affair

Alial concerns this

Still it is possible, Sir, to

have slid in some abuses, in

spite of the most sincere wishes

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