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the great seal of the colony. At that time the country was in peace and happiness and the settlers, as they are now, highly satisfied with my administration.
On this unparalleled occasion I call upon you as Lieutt. [Lieutenant] Colonel of His Majesty's New South Wales Corps and Lieutt. [Lieutenant] Governor of the Territory to use your utmost endeavours to suppress this mutiny of the Corps under your command that I may proceed in the governance of the colony according to the powers delegated to me by our Gracious Sovereign.
It remains with me to state that I will enter into no conditions; but I am disposed to inform you that as Captain General and Governor in Chief all the troops are bound to obey me, and that no persons whatever could lawfully deprive me of my Government, unless by orders in due form from the King, or from him to whom He should delegate His power, death or absence being the only cases where the governor's power and authority can cease, he being the King's immediate representative.
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