Inclature I'in despatch FD $1845.
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tebaiting particulars of mitrage
"Martin, Hinton, and Jackson forwarding representation from thes? Letter from Mr. Ensal Macgregor
and robbery
Sir.
159
British Consulate, Canton,
18th March 1845.
About leven o'clock this morning,
while
walking for exercise along the north wall on the outside of the City, we were attacked by several A rese, who had been following
us and increasing
in numbers from the building known to Foreigners as the five storied Pagoda. At first they commenced with throwing stones which endangered our lives and by some of which we were struck. This attack was aided and encouraged by a number of Chinese who followed us along the top of the lity wall hurling large stones which if they had struck would have Killed those at whom they were aimed. Mr. Jackson
was
Francis C. Macgregor Esquire,
Her Majesty's Centul, Canton.
first attacked
by
ancos