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her own treasure but also three hundred and eighty thousand 

 pounds which had been transferred from the Mercury; another 

 British vessel. Numerous futile attempts have been made since 

 1818 to recover the treasure, and over a quarter of a million dollars 

 have been sunk in the endeavors. In 1819 her guns and upper 

 sheathing were brought to light. One treasure-seeker unearthed 

 from the wreck fifteen guineas, a number of relics, including some 

 beer mugs, inscribed "George III. Rex." and a cannon now in the 

 museum of Worcester, Mass. Copper rivets of the prisoners' mana- 



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cles, projectiles, and parts of the ship's woodwork have also been 

 found. 



Finally Secretary Gresham of the New York State Depart- 

 ment exploded the myth of the lost treasure. He examined closely 

 the report of the Admiralty Office and the logs of the Hussar and 

 the Mercury, but found no mention of any treasure. A report of 

 Fletcher Betts, an officer of the Hussar, was discovered which 

 stated that there had been twenty thousand pounds in gold on 

 the Hussar, but that two days before the disaster the money had 

 been delivered to the Commissary General at New York; Betts 

 himself having assisted in the transfer. 



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