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sliortly after, oliseiTiiig Bome of the boats on their way 

 to the shore in obedience to my signal I excused myself 

 for a few minutes, and again landed 



The iirsfc boat which arrived was the Ma^mdef^s barge, 

 with a crew of twelve blue-jackets and six 3farines ; and, 

 the other Iroats being some way behind, 1 asked Captain 

 Stavelej, who was with me, whether he thought he could 

 by a catfp-de-mam release Mr, Summers with that one 

 boafs crew 1 To this he gallantly replied that he had no 

 objection to try — stipulatmg only, like a good geneml, 

 that I should secure his retreat. Upon this I requested 

 Mr, Bin'naby, who had charge of the barge's crew, to 

 attend to Ins wishes. 



Passing quicklj through a house which had a back 

 entrance to the Senate Square, and so to the street in 

 which the prLson stood, Captain Staveiey, with bis party, 

 immediately procee<led thither, 



Tlie cutter from the Marauder arrivitig next, I directed 

 its crew to take charge of the house through which 

 Captain Staveiey had pasaed, placing sentries at eacli door. 



The third boat had just amved, when ray attention 

 was attracted towards Senate Square by the report of 

 musketry. Loaidng orders with the officer in charge of 

 the landing place to pay evertf aitcntmi to His Excellency, 

 should he laud before my retura (which was not 

 improbable, smce he mxist have seen all that wa^ going 

 on from on board tlie Pl^moidh), I was hastening to 

 the scene of action, when I met Captain Staveiey walking 



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