CO129-57 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 79

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upeor a Warrant ironed for his appre- -Senvion by the Marine Magistrate, Captain Martin, Royal Rudy, be leading repoved to they a summons previously. Served upon him, to auviver a charge

scount preferred agonist him by one of his crew, such avsault howing been alleged and afterwarde proved to have been committed, inithin the limits of their harbor on the sight of the 27th of June last . The summer issued thereupon the blief Officer Refurred obey

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ivoned by the Marine Magistrante, for his apprehension, and upon theat Warrant he was placed at the Boon- Bour of this boat on the 3" justant at about 2 P.M. I may mention here that the arcantt allarged bore upon

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Apron Captain Matheus taking! seat on the Bench, and the Cove being called, M. Cooper Inner, one of the Solicitors of this place, stood up and addressed the knot upme the right of 8. Keenany, as bowvul for the United "States, to or sent upon the Bench, when

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Aubject before the bout ! Bearing in point Mr. Keenan's exhandiwary pretensines to jurisdiction over offences Committed brand resales carrying the American in this harbor, and which he

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