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By William Bligh Esquire Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over His Majesty's Territory of New South Wales and its' Dependencies, Captain of His Majesty's Ship, Porpoise and Senior Officer of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels employed within the said Limits &c, &c, &c.
Joseph Short Esquire Commander of His Majesty's Ship Porpoise under my Command having by his letter of yesterday's Date reported to me that on his returning on board that Ship at half past ten o'Clock in the Evening of the 24th Instant Mr. Basden the Purser acquainted him that Lieutenant Tetley and Mr. Lye had been making use of unofficerlike and provoking language in the Gun Room; that Mr. Lye had been following Mr. Basden on Deck and intentionally run against him to provoke him to quarrel; if Mr. Lye's using provoking and insulting language, and giving impertinent answers to Captain Short; of Lieutenant Tetley's insulting Mr. Pineo the Surgeon; that Lieutenant Tetley and Mr. Lye were at that time in a State of Intoxication, And