Suanouar, 21st Feb,, 1870.
S1r,—Wo, the subscribers to the enclosed otter, addressed to Pilot Coates, beg to bring his-conduct under your natica, in the hope and expectation that you will lay it and his answer, before the Lords Commissioners for Trade, We know not whether their Lordships are able to award any: signal mark of distinction to Mr. Coates, but should they be i n to do so, we fool that such a 4 would be well merited by him, and that it would hold forth to others an in-neement to imitate conduct which, in our humble opinion, should not be allowed to pass unnoticed by those to whom Our Gracious Sovereign lins been pleased to dole-gate the gragofal task of rewarding eoutageous exertions in the saving of human life.
Woe have, &e., On behalf of the Chief Fudge.
Subsoribers, T. B. Rexwect, Harbour Master.
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