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charged with Capital Crimes, without the 
means of bringing them to Trial* Most 
of these above alluded to, are confined for 
murder, and a very large majority of them, 
upon their own confession; and the rest 
have been confined upon such strong 
presumptive evidence, as rendered it 
impossible to liberate them; and enormi¬ 
ties have been repeatedly committed 
which are too shocking to mention; and 
there is too much reason to fear that 
these will frequently be renewed, unless 
due means are provided for the punish¬ 
ment of such crimes in the manner they 
deserve; and that as soon after their 
commission as a due attention to Justice 
will admit. 
* 
Imprisonment for any length of time, 
however dreadful the idea is to an 
European, is by no means considered by 
the Natives of Asia in general, in the 
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