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Commander Quayle felt obliged to take the slave, I should have asked him to
take me too, as my lime was limiied, and it would have discounted the chances
of success too much to make the attempt worth the candle.”
145. In these circumsiances the slave was, at the request of Major Cox,
landed, without being granted freedom under Article XXVIII of the Brussels
Conference Act. He was taken possession of by Major Cox, and arrangements
were made by him to ransom him. The proceedings were, in the Political Agent’s
opinion justitiable under paragraph too of the Instructions of the Act, which
runs:—
“ You ought at the same time to avoid conduct, which may appear to be in breach of
an international county and good faith."
146. The Resident, Colonel Kemball, thought that Major Cox's explana­
tion of his conduct was entirely satisfactory, an opinion on which the Govern­
ment of India concurred (despatch to the Secietary of State, No. 21-External,
dated 18th December 1902).

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