CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 539

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and whom I had

had sent for, ordered to procure

a

man to put

in charge of the Ara. He had

a man but had told him

procured to wait at my

house instead of

at the Court and as it was late to fetch him then, I told the

Bailiff to accompany me to the

Steamer, but instructed him not

to come on board with me but

to wait to go the

man when I had made a seizure of the vessel and bring off who was to take charge.

When I arrived

on board on

the main deck I asked for the Captain

and was taken

to

the upper deck where Danes the

Captain,

and M. C. de la Forest the Acting French Consul, Mr. Conil, the Agent of the Messageries

Maritimes, and several other gentlemen. I took out the Warrant and showed it to the Captain

and said that I had

come

on board under authority from the Vice Admiralty Court to arrest the vessel. My appearance and errand were evidently expected on board for the French Consul immediately

came up to me and said "what is that I replied it 'have received orders to detain the' vessel," and showed him the Warrant. He immediately said

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537 and whom I had had sent for, ordered to procure a man to put in charge of the Ara. He had a man but had told him procured to wait at my house instead of at the Court and as it was late to fetch him then, I told the Bailiff to accompany me to the Steamer, but instructed him not to come on board with me but to wait to go the man when I had made a seizure of the vessel and bring off who was to take charge. When I arrived on board on the main deck I asked for the Captain and was taken to the upper deck where Danes the Captain, and M. C. de la Forest the Acting French Consul, Mr. Conil, the Agent of the Messageries Maritimes, and several other gentlemen. I took out the Warrant and showed it to the Captain and said that I had come on board under authority from the Vice Admiralty Court to arrest the vessel. My appearance and errand were evidently expected on board for the French Consul immediately came up to me and said "what is that I replied it 'have received orders to detain the' vessel," and showed him the Warrant. He immediately said
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537 and whom I had had sent for, ordered to procure a man to plon in charge of the Ara . He had a man but had told him procured. to wait at my house instead of at the Court and as it was the late to fetch him then, I told the me to the Bailiff to accompany Steamer, but instructed him not to when I had made a seizure of the shere and bring off who was to take charge. come on board with me but wefel to go the man When I arrived on board on the main deck I assted for the Captain and was taken an to of the Ship the upper deck where Danes thes Captain, and M. C. de la Forest the Acting French Crnoul, Mr. Conil, the Agent of the Mesageries Maritimes, and several other gentlemen. I took out the Warrant and showed it to the Captain and said that I had on come board under aucherity from the Vice Admiralty Court to arrest the vefel . My appearance and errand were evidently expected on board for the French Consul immediatly up to me and said what is that I replied it " have received orders to detain the " vefel," and showed him the Warrant. He immediatity said came
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and whom I had

had sent for, ordered to procure

a

man to plon

in charge of the Ara . He had

a man but had told him

procured. to wait at my

house instead of

at the Court and as it was the late to fetch him then, I told the

me to the

Bailiff to accompany Steamer, but instructed him not

to when I had made a seizure of the shere and bring off who was to take charge.

come on board with me but

wefel to go the

man

When I arrived

on board on

the

main deck I assted for the Captain

and was taken

an

to

of the Ship the upper deck where Danes thes

Captain,

and M. C. de la Forest the Acting French Crnoul, Mr. Conil, the Agent of the Mesageries

Maritimes, and several other gentlemen. I took out the Warrant and showed it to the Captain

and said that I had

on

come

board under aucherity from the Vice Admiralty Court to arrest the vefel . My appearance and errand were evidently expected on board for the French Consul immediatly

up to me and said what is that I replied it " have received orders to detain the " vefel," and showed him the Warrant. He immediatity said

came

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