i;v .1 HIES KELLY. 169 



you arc the Collegues" of Michael" Howe the Bushranger 

 and it' you do not give me all the Information- When 

 we Can find Howe and his party 1 will send you all to 

 Hobart Town in Double Irons 1 told him we Knew 

 nothing of Howe" and that we Were on a Voya. 

 Discovery Round tin- West Coast of Van Diemans ' Land 

 he Laughed at this and Said that Story wont do for me 

 I then Recognised' 1 him to be Major Stuart. 16th Reig 

 nit nt Comndanl at Launceaton- — I put my hand into my 

 Waistcoat Pocket to find the Key" of the Amunition" 

 Box" Where our Port Clearanci Was Kept, he in a 

 flurry' Said Sergeant Mind he i> puling his hand in 

 his Pocket I Supposed the Gallant Major thought I wa.* 

 going to take out a Pistol to shoot him the Serjeant 



S izi d my hand and Said what arc you going to do — I 



said there is the Key of the Box" that will give you all 

 tin- Information you Requin 



tli - nt unlocked the Box and took out the 



amunition" the Journal" and i' I Which he 



handed to the Major it Was a printed form in the Usual" 

 Way filled up and to the following" Effect — 



Commandants office 



Military Barracks Hobart Town 



Those are to Certify to all Whome it May Con< 

 thai the l!uai Elizabeth' I mded by Mr. James 



Kelly" was Cleared out for tie W( I ■ .' Van Die- 



man- hand on ;I Voyage of Discovery aftei Having paid 

 the Acustom d I>u - 



Given under my hand 



this 1 lth Day of Decern!* r, 1815 

 in t he absi nc< of the Lieut snant 

 < lovernor 



Win. Nairn, 



Captain 16th Reigment 



* 'oinniandant . 



the Nam s of the following Persons" who Comprised the 

 Cnw of the Boat was Writen in the Margin" of the 

 < Clearance" 



John . Griffiths 



George . Br 



William Jones — 



Thomas Tooms" 

 When the Major Received the Clearance" from the 

 Sergeant he turned Round and Walked a few paces Seem- 



