Bythispartitionitmaybefairlypresumed,thateverysourceoffuturelitigationbetweentheDutchanduswillbeforevercutoff,asthediscoveriesofEnglishnavigatorsalonearecomprizedinthisterritory。
NorhaveGovernmentbeenmorebackwardinarmingMr。Phillipwithplenitudeofpower,thanextentofdominion。NomentionismadeofaCounciltobeappointed,sothatheislefttoactentirelyfromhisownjudgment。
AndasnostatedtimeofassemblingtheCourtsofjusticeispointedout,similartotheassizesandgaoldeliveriesofEngland,thedurationofimprisonmentisaltogetherinhishands。ThepowerofsummoningGeneralCourtsMartialtomeetheisalsoinvestedwith,buttheinsertioninthemarinemutinyact,ofasmallernumberofofficersthanthirteenbeingabletocomposesuchatribunal,hasbeenneglected:sothataMilitarycourt,shoulddetachmentsbemadefromheadquarters,orsicknessprevail,maynotalwaysbefoundpracticabletobeobtained,unlessthenumberofofficers,atpresentintheSettlement,shallbeincreased。
ShouldtheGovernorseecause,heisenabledtograntpardonstooffendersconvicted,\"inallcaseswhatever,treasonandwilfulmurderexcepted,\"
andeveninthese,hasauthoritytostaytheexecutionofthelaw,untiltheKing’spleasureshallbesignified。IncaseoftheGovernor’sdeath,theLieutenantGovernortakeshisplace;andonhisdemise,theseniorofficeronthespotisauthorisedtoassumethereinsofpower。