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-ties and the compilers of the U.S. Regulations.

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And insomuch as such form is not acceptable to this

Colony

I should esteem it a favor if you would outline a form of request

which I might use in future that would be within the Treaty and ac-

-ceptable to the Colonial Government.

The end to be attained is the arrest of deserters

the means can be of little real interest. Such, I believe, to be

the intent of the Treaty.

I note that the Police Magistrate is accorded the

right to examine deserters. In the case cited Breaner was dis-

-charged from custody, although he (Brenner) refused openly to

return to duty. He subsequently surrendered himself to me but I

have no power to place his aboard, and had the Captain (8.D.

Blenchard) of said ship refused to consent to a discharge, as he

had a full right to do. Brenner would have been at large in the

Colony and the Captain could by our law have confiscated his wages

and clothes.

I investigated the charges of cruelty lodged against

the Mate (Patton) and insomuch as both Brenner and others aboard

the "R. R. Thomas" confessed verbally that they were greatly exagge-

-rated and that they had conspired to "get even" with the said

aate I dismissed sane. as reasons for discharge.

Under my instructions, I an fobidden to grant a

deserter a "discharge", I to be the sole judge whether be is en-

titled

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