you cannot detain the vessel. Captain I give orders to leave at six o'clock exactly : Dear "M" Forest this
is a
you
very
serious matter, and I hope you will consider before you have such an order carried out." he said "No! Captain you start at five o'clock, it does not matter who is on board." I said
will
serious
to the Consul Something will come of this - will you take my advice and go
20 now
take
shore and lay the matter before the Judge who has issued the Warrant, or before the Governor : " He replied, I will do nothing of the kind I will stop on this vessel till
she
& goes
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at 5 o'clock How repeated several times to the Captain his order to leave at five o'clock - I said if you will not take the course I suggest but persist in keeping the vessel off, notwithstanding I am on board, I must do what I am ordered by the Warrant
:
and detain the vessel " He said you cannot do so as by Convention with the British Government the vessel is not liable to arrest I see at the same time pulled out some papers from his pocket with writing on them and said that was a copy of the Convention.
I said to him I have no discretion
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" in the matter I must carry out my orders, I have no doubt the persons who issued the Warrant have considered the matter of the Convention thoroughly. I then asked the Captain " am I to understand that you are not going to Mor Dorect and said to stop the vessel " and he said "The Consul orders me to go off I cannot help it . The Captain from the very first had shown a desire to come to an amicable arrangement in the matter.
Mr Porect asked me finally if I was going to leave the ship I said to The Bell was then
10
you cannot detain the vepel.. Captain I give orders to leave ali sóclock qactly : Deaid "M" Forest this
is a
you
very
serious matter, and I hope will consider before you have such an order carried out." he said "No! Captain you start at five o'clock, it does not matter who is on board." I said
will
serious
to the Consul Something will come of this - will you
my
advice and
go
20 ow
take
shore and
lay the matter before the Judge who has issued the Warrant, or before the Governor : " He replied, I will do nothing of the shind I will stop on this repel till.
she
& goes
538
at $ o'clock How repeated
several times to the Captain his order to leave at five o'clock - I
said if you will not take the course Deuggest but persiet in
the repel off, notwithstandin I am on beard, Inest de must do
ordering
that I am on
what Sum ordered by the Warrant
:
and dotain the repel " He said you
cannot do so as
by Convention with the British Government the repel is not liable to arrat Ice at the same time pulled out come papers from his pocket with
writing
was a
01
them and said that
copy of the Convention.
I said to him I have no disc ti
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" in the matter I must carry out my orders, I have persons who isued the Warrant
no doubt the
have considered the matter
of
the Convention thoroughly. I then asked the Captain " am I to understand that you
"
are not
going pointed to Mor Dorect and said
to stop the repely and he
"The Consul orders me to
to go off I cannot help it . The Captain from the very first had shown a desire
to
come to
an amicable
arrangement in the matter.
Mr Porect acked me
finally if
I was going to leave the ship
Isaid to. The Beel was then
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