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or surral -freaceful and legitimate natives trade from this Colony, as detailed in my despatch No 65 of the previous Mail.
I have now the pleasure to forward a despatch from Consul Robertson dated the 8th instant, but which did not reach this Colony with the mail of the 9th instant when the mail of the 10th had left that dispatch.
It encloses a fresh Proclamation of the Viceroy dated the 6th instant. It announces the withdrawal by the Superintendent of Customs of his obnoxious Proclamation of last November, which directed cruisers to search at sea for smugglers. The Proclamation also threatens punishment to the parties guilty of the outrages of which I had complained, and which were proved by the witnesses whom I had sent.
It is noticeable that the Viceroy throughout speaks of the guilty parties falsely assuming the character of Customs Employés. There is no foundation for such language; those parties were, and no doubt that they were really commissioned by the Intendant of Customs; that like the majority of the minor officers of that Department, they abused their trusts and became simply chartered corsairs.
It is equally certain that, before long, such a productive field for smuggling will not be allowed to lie fallow, and that although the guilty may be at present scared, they will...
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or surral -freaceful and legitimate natives trados from this Colony, as detailed in my despatch No 65% of the previous Mail
I have now the pleasure to forward a despatch from Carsul Robustion End
2.
dated the 8th
instant but which did not
reach this Colony with the 10th when the thail of the 9th instant had left that
dispatch
Nice
cowns a fresh Proclamation of the Roy dated the 6th
dated the Ith instant. It
the withdrawal by the Superintendent of Customs of his obnoxions Proclamation of last November, which directed cruisers to search at sea
for smugglers. The Prodamation also chreatens funishment - to the parties guilty of the artrages of which I had complained, and which
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were
proved by the witreses whan I
had vent
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in
charge of M. Listers
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were
and......
no
doubt that
really commisioned
at
by the Infecinterdent of Customs Canted that like the majority of the
minor officus of
minor
strat Departiment they abused their trusts and became simply chartered corsairs.
4.
long
It is equally certam that, before
in same
May
oiler, such a
productive field for squerging will not be allowed to lie fallow, and that although
guilly
be at present scared
the
frow
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