# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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of man. It is rather extraordinary that the
English Court of Admiralty should have
proceeded to condemn this Salvage without
any other evidence than that of the letter of a
low fellow of the name of Clague, one of
Lutwiges acting Collectors at Castle Town,
& without even enquiring if there was
such a thing existing as a Court of Ad-
miralty within the Isle of man. It is
true that in the late M^r. Betham's time, who
was then agent for the English Court of
Admiralty, that the Deemster & he were
several days employed collecting the
evidence of the Salvors; but it is not to be
supposed that M^r Betham, from his well
known avidity for money at all events,
would have reported contrary to what he
thought to be his own interest; nor is it
be supposed that M^r Moore, who had
already reported, in conjunction with Sir
W. Burke & a M^r Quayle, that whatever was
found afloat even within the Head
lands of the Isle of man was a droit of ad-
miralty which The Duke of Atholls ances-
tors had Surrendered with the Sover-
eignty