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the other witness, Quentin, affirmed positively that the
guns were iron. Perez also said there was but one man and
the third mate on board the Panda who spoke English, and
that the former of the two did not go on board the Mexican;
while the erew of the last named vessel declared that several
of the pirates spoke English fuently.

The conduct also of Capt. Trotter did not show that he
considered the prisoners pirates. He never kept them in
chains long enough to keep up the farce, if it was a farce,
and even employed Capt. Gibert as his amenuensis, regaling
him with wine, and treating him in every way as a compan-
ion.

And why was there no announcement made in England of
the arrival of these prisoners, or of the tragical death of the
officers blown up in the schooner at Nazareth? Why, too,
were they not tried in England for driving so hard a bargain
with the English corvette, in the purchase of her sparst

It has just occurred to me, gentlemen, and I think the
statement made by Domingo is worthy of your serious con-
sideration, that Capt. Trotter ever after the capture of the
Panda was subject to sudden fits of illness, ete., from which
he had not recovered when the Curlew arrived in England.
This, gentlemen, whatever effect it may have on your minds,
has given me many serious reflections.

In reference to the consul at Plymouth, it is my opin-
ion that if that consul had been a Spaniard and indif-
ferent to Capt. Trotter, instead of being an Englishman
and his friend, he would have demanded a trial of the pris-
oners in England, for the alleged robbery of the English cor-
vette.

November 21.

Hr. Child, The capture of the Panda doubtless had not
been effected without great loss and bloodshed on both sides,
and no announcement had been made of this, on the arrival
of the Curlew in England. I put it to the jury whether these
were the common actions of men.

Hr. Child here wished to read some extracts from ‘“Cob-

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