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Sunderland on a

passage from Cardiff to Table Bay.

On observing that the

position and date of where the mutiny took place corresponded

so

nearly with the position and date of where the Kate learnie had picked up the boat with five men, I sent to detain the two men who had been

brought here. I find that one Walter Jackson, shipped in the

British Steamer "Nankin and

sailed for Shanghai yesterday.

The other, Ignacio Ruis, is here! I have examined him and

also caused his effects to be

searched and have found.

an

old cargo book marked C. with

an

-entry in it in Spanish, the translation of which marked D leaves no doubt as to this being the boat which left the Satsuma and that these five rescued

men

formed part of the crew- of that vessel.

The leaptain of the Sabuma's statement leads to the supposition that but three men were guilty.

of acts of violence, and I think

it

very likely that those landed at. Melbourne will be found) to be those men.

Why the

two who landed here left the

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