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From: ivytrott <>
Subject: Sounds interesting....
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 05:58:23 +0200

Came across this, and thought some of our Listers might help Colin
Urquhart.....


> Another SI request from Colin.
> A report in the local Eastern Province Herald of 25 April 1876 states.
> Upon the death of a certain Capt. George Henry Watts in April 1876 his
> brother states that George, along with the captain of the ship he was
> crewing (not named) was once imprisoned by Spansih authorities 'in the
> horrible Infeno Prison' for conveying arms and ammunition to the
insurgents.
> I suspect that this event took place pre 1840 before he became master of
of
> several vessel owned by J O Smith & Co based in Algoa Bay.
> I also suspect the vessel may have been either the Mary or Mazeppa.
> Can anybody out there help to pinpoint the event?
> And where is Inferno Prison?
> Colin Urquhart
>

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