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the beach swimming all the rivers
and as we never ceased walking
we arrived at Cardwell at about
three o'clock the next day. We
had no clothes as we had to throw
everything off when the blacks
kept us in the water.

[signed] James Sullivan

Taken and declared before me
at the Court house Cardwell
this 12^th day of March 1872

[signed] Brinsley G Sheridan P.M.

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William Wilson states I was one
of the boat's crew that left with
the Captain of the Brig Maria when
she was wrecked on Bramble Reef
I have heard you read the
Statement of James Sullivan
it is quite true. I think Davis
was drowned he was a very determined
man, he said to me when we
found we could not defend
ourselves against the blacks
"For Gods sake let us take to sea
and get around. I would rather
be drowned than be eaten by
the blacks". So I shouted to the
others to come on and we ran
to the water. At the edge of the
water Solomon fell on his