The Archive · 1870

W. H. Witxtay, Clerk of the Court

After the several charges defendant and he had been asked whut be ity, and ug not Guilty, the examination of the prosecutors commenced; bat they not being able to substuntinte various of the assertions entered in petition, the Court acquitted Capt. Greig in the following tern Having carefully considered the evidence, the is of opinion that the charge of endangering the lives of the crew is not proven, and that the charge of drankeuness meets with certain amount of support. We are not suff-cit fied with the evidence adduced to consider it necessary to remove the master from his ship. The Court. is however unani n, that the conduct of the of very high censure xnd such censure is hereby recorded.

Signed by the Members of the Court.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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