CO129-267 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [4-6] — Page 72

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foreigners

bind

said ship Efour Excellency, I four is well from Newcastle, A. D. W. to Manila. Your Excellency this Captain

his last passage from dis Jancirs to Nuvcastle, he as well

wow

as his officers did ill used his last

crew

by

means of knocking

them - about with belaying pins. On arriving at Newcastle he was summoned for the said offence, he was so

severaly punish- ed, and afterwards his ship was loaded and ready for sew, and lying for out in the streams waiting for a

crew.

Corwegner being Efour Excellency that no one dare to ship with hisee, after having heard his trial for cri- muirally ill treating his last crew. She therefore made.

arrangements to board. ing masters to

get sailors drunk and put on board, for he hucows very well. the sailors will be put on board in a state of inebriation that whenever they come to their senses, they could not

say

once

say anything but to sail with the ship for she was out in the stream and no shore, communication was allowed his wife.

except but the Captain and

Your Excellency I most respect.

fully bring the following to your in. formation for you

have this case.

to

protect me and properly investigated for there is a lot of injustice daily done

the British Consu's, which

here

by

Later on

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Your Excellency I will bring your knowledge.

On the 27th of September last Your Excellency I was put

on board this said ship Macedon" in a drunken state by

by a boarding master. Next mor. ning when I woke up I did not know where I was, II asked & some of the sailors who were on board, they told me that the Captain, Mate as well as

boarding master put

bunk where

you

put you

were

laying

into that

and thes

other

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