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only the Sergeant, his wife, and two Indians in the Station. Those would have all been asloep, and the station chargo havinį, boen shot down without any warning: or alarm, it appears to absolutely certain set the rost would all have seen murdered befor: they could pot out of bed and reach their arms. Por the information of those who do not know the place I may mention that the station is completely open in the front, and i.possible to defend except by a considerable body of men actually in position under arms. It is in fact a positive death- trap, if attacked by even quite a small body of woll- -aried and despur te wen. It can never nave been serious- -ly considered in the light of a fort, or the ruall body of men there sa a garrison capable of defending it from ■ an organised abteck in force. If I had anticipated an ered attack oven by a all body I should not have been
content with keeping all the men in Station end in-
-creasing their number. I should have urged the witudras -al of the anfo and other property to some place wore cap-
-able of sustaining, an attack, and asked for a strong
body of zen with no other duties than to defend it. The
pirates doubtless knew what an easy place the station
wag to attack, out I am Batisfied they did not know that
the men lived out of it. iad thuy known thin it sees to
me quite evident that their first act would have been to
nurder the Sergeant in nis atoned, for it is cortain
they nad no intention of sparing him or anyone.
1 have etc.,
(94.) P. J. Badeley.
Captain "uperintendent of Folion.
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