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Page 53
... vessel to take provisions to Norfolk Island , giving him 150 / . for the run . Captain Patrickson had formed some expectation of disposing of his vessel in this country ; but the governor , having received intimation that the Kitty ...
... vessel to take provisions to Norfolk Island , giving him 150 / . for the run . Captain Patrickson had formed some expectation of disposing of his vessel in this country ; but the governor , having received intimation that the Kitty ...
Page 146
... vessel and sent under guard to England , and one of the convicts was captured by another vessel and sent to Sydney . Nothing further is known with certainty , but it is supposed that the ship was captured and burnt by the Maoris for its ...
... vessel and sent under guard to England , and one of the convicts was captured by another vessel and sent to Sydney . Nothing further is known with certainty , but it is supposed that the ship was captured and burnt by the Maoris for its ...
Page 147
... vessel safe ; and the deponent further stated his having then also told the master of the Marcia , " that in case a colonial vessel came into the Bay he would give up the brig to her , as the crew were robbing and plundering the vessel ...
... vessel safe ; and the deponent further stated his having then also told the master of the Marcia , " that in case a colonial vessel came into the Bay he would give up the brig to her , as the crew were robbing and plundering the vessel ...
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