CO129-57 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 246

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M. Surnell of the This Fley away A. F. Gardner of the Bark Louisana, Spice Ship Samuel Millet

Zenne Corstof Ship Herpfichier, Colch

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Buckman Smith Ship Amie Brotman -

Barry Ship Saracen who were then in Cout, and all of whour I doubt not, would readily depose to the correctness

of the charge I have brought against Mr. Mitchell. You inform me that Copst, Wathin a brother Magistrate, kears out M. Mitchell in saying

that his words and Conduct were

governed by perfect temper and self possession, " I de not know what that Gentleman considers perfect temper and

Sy

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self posousion, or what he wanter

would

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deem insulting from the Bench; I had from my inter cause with

him, heped not, but it

d not, but it may be that

he has fallen into the habit of thinking

with some others. That a

Magishote

upon the Wench can insult a

Gentlenvan who appears in Couet

in the line of his duty _ with impunity and self possession.

I have

agriw respectfully to regrest that His Excellery will cause ample reparation to be made by M. Mitchell, for his insuth to me when in the line of my Ababy and consequently to the Germinvent that I to as then and

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