CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 525

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as well

Wo

behalf of the Messageries

Maritimes. We also produced a copy of a Treaty between

me the

and

France and England and

Rome

Despatches which I need not particularize,

Wo

I make

no

doubt they were

supplied to him by Your Excellency's

directions.

Upon hearing both sides and reading the Treaty and Despatches,

I made

not

an

order releasing the "Ava, having myself the slightest

doubt that the

case was

within

Article 8 of the Treaty. It is proper, nevertheless, that I should mention that

Mr. Francis produced a letter

a letter from

Mr. Brereton to the effect that bail

would be

given by the Agent of the

Messagerie Maritimes, and that he had subsequently declined to do

so

a

circumstance, which

se. This although it could not in reality

affect my

decision upon

the rights

of the respective Governments under

the Treaty

was not without its

importance in relation to the general merits of the

case.

This too induced

me, with the consent of the Queen's

Advocate, to add to

my

order the

term that

no

action of Trespass

for the seizure

should be brought by the Messageries Maritimes. The

above

are

the circumstances

so far..

Case so

of

I am personally

the

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as well Wo behalf of the Messageries Maritimes. We also produced a copy of a Treaty between me the and France and England and Rome Despatches which I need not particularize, Wo I make no doubt they were supplied to him by Your Excellency's directions. Upon hearing both sides and reading the Treaty and Despatches, I made not an order releasing the "Ava, having myself the slightest doubt that the case was within Article 8 of the Treaty. It is proper, nevertheless, that I should mention that Mr. Francis produced a letter a letter from Mr. Brereton to the effect that bail would be given by the Agent of the Messagerie Maritimes, and that he had subsequently declined to do so a circumstance, which se. This although it could not in reality affect my decision upon the rights of the respective Governments under the Treaty was not without its importance in relation to the general merits of the case. This too induced me, with the consent of the Queen's Advocate, to add to my order the term that no action of Trespass for the seizure should be brought by the Messageries Maritimes. The above are the circumstances so far.. Case so of I am personally the
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as well Wo behalf of the Mesagnin Maritimes. We also produced to copy of a Treaty betwe me the a France and England and Rome Despatches which I need not particularge, Wo I make no doubt they were supplied to him by You Knallen's directions. Upon hearing both sides and reading the Treaty and Despatches, I made not aw order releasing the "Ava, thaving myself the slightest doubt that the case was wirtim * imbw 11806. Artide & of the Treaty. It is proper, Syplant nevertheless, that I should mention that Mr. Francis produced a letter a letter from Mr. Brereton to the effect that bail would be 523 given by the Agent of the Messagerie Maritimes, and that be had subsequently declined to do wap a circumstance, which se. This although it could not in reality affect my dicision upon the rights of the respective Gavernments under I the Treaty was not without its importance in relation to the general merits of the ease). This too induced me, with the consent of the Queen's Advocate, to add to term that no my order the action of Trespass the seizure should be brought for the by the Mesageries Maritimes. The above are the circumstances so far.. Case so of I am personally the
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as well

Wo

behalf of the Mesagnin

Maritimes. We also produced to copy of a Treaty betwe

me the a

France and England and

Rome

Despatches which I need not particularge,

Wo

I make

no

doubt they were

supplied to him by You Knallen's

directions.

Upon hearing both sides and reading the Treaty and Despatches,

I made

not

aw

order releasing the "Ava, thaving myself the slightest

doubt that the

case was

wirtim

*

imbw 11806.

Artide & of the Treaty. It is proper, Syplant nevertheless, that I should mention that

Mr. Francis produced a letter

a letter from

Mr. Brereton to the effect that bail

would be

523

given by the Agent of the

Messagerie Maritimes, and that be had subsequently declined to do

wap

a

circumstance, which

se. This although it could not in reality

affect my

dicision upon

the rights

of the respective Gavernments under

I

the Treaty

was not without its

importance in relation to the general merits of the

ease).

This too induced

me, with the consent of the Queen's

Advocate, to add to

term that

no

my

order the

action of Trespass

the seizure

should be brought for the

by the Mesageries Maritimes. The

above

are

the circumstances

so far..

Case so

of

I am personally

the

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