CO129-165 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [10-12] — Page 541

delivered

your despatch, at the same time acquainting him with the tens of my instruations, and requesting to know the necessity of my

detention, and when

my

services

could probably be dispensed

with..

After a few hours Mu

Ricketts apprized

me

that he

was not afraid for his life, and as far ashe

I

was

the

at liberty

same

was concerned

to return, at time adding

adding that

when he wrote to thengring, he felt it would be will the flag to be shown. _

for

537

Since his reply to the

Threatening letter, and writing

to the local papers, all had

gone

огл

ло

peacefully, and

apprehended,

disturbance was

but

that he abstained from going

to the Opera, and other public resorts, to keep matters quiet, and to avoid the posibility of being insulted.

I made particular

inquiries

as

to the state of

feeling existing among

The

Spaniards, and I believe, privatity,

they

have

strong feelings for the art of Admiral Yelverton, but then has been no

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