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were restored to Captain Don, who, feeling himself much injured, has appealed to the high Court of Admiralty and left it with his Agent to be sent to England. The inclosed Information has been sent to me and I beg leave ro recommend it to your perusal as it is a fair description of the Characters it notices, and shows that Major Johnston and other Officers of the New South Wales Corps had used very under hand means to smuggle the whole of the Spirits from this Ship previous to the 26th Jany [January]. Since that time there has been imported here 48,710 Gallons of wine and 12,650 Gallons of Spirits to the manifest injury of the Colony.
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106 - Among the extraordinary circumstances which have taken place under the present ruling power, it is conducive to general information to mention, that a Brig called the Harrington, William Campbell Master, which arrived on the 30th March and was equiped [equipped] and ready for Sea (lying a little without the Cove) was taken possession of, and her Crew turned on shore, by a Prisoner called Hewart (a determined Man who had frequently endeavored to leave the Colony in open Boats and in consequence was put to labour in the Jail Gang, but after my confinement was liberated) and about forty
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