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<p n="1298">April 1798.</p>
<p n="1299"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1013">Admiralty Office</rs>
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, <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55611_date24">5th. April 1798</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1300">"Sir</p>
<p n="1301">"The Governor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1014">House of Correction</rs>
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<lb></lb>
"for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1015">County of Middlesex</rs>
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having transmitted to<lb></lb>
"me the particulars of the Escape of the Mutineers<lb></lb>
"from that place; I am commanded by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n1301-1">My Lords</rs>
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<lb></lb>
"Comms of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1016">the Admiralty</rs>
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to send you herewith a<lb></lb>
"Copy thereof and to desire you will be pleased to lay<lb></lb>
"the same before the Duke of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1017">Portland</rs>
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and acquaint<lb></lb>
"his Grace that their Lordships cannot help believing<lb></lb>
"from the Representation of the Case that great blame<lb></lb>
"is to be attributed to the Person or Persons who<lb></lb>
"were changed with the Custody of the Prisoners in<lb></lb>
"suffering their Escape in Order that his Grace may<lb></lb>
"take such measures as may appear to him to be<lb></lb>
"proper on the Occasion</p>
<p n="1302">"I am<lb></lb>
"Etc. Etc. Etc.<lb></lb>
"<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n1302-1">Evan Nepean</rs>
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."</p>
<p n="1303">"<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n1303-1">John King</rs>
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Esqr.</p>
<p n="1304">The Court having proceeded to inquire<lb></lb>
into this Subject found that a Committee had<lb></lb>
immediately Examined the Circumstances of this<lb></lb>
Case upon the event taking place but the Court<lb></lb>
thinking it expedient to Examine the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ457">Governor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and his Servants, Viva Voce.</p>
<p n="1305">Resolved That the further Consideration<lb></lb>
of this Subject be adjourned until Monday next at<lb></lb>
12. o'Clock at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1018">House of Correction</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1306">By adjournment same Day.</p>
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