Council
Board
of
Trade
If
they undoubtedly render themselves liable
to action both of a Civil and criminal
nature for any illegal acts that they may
commit, as well as for all consequences that may
arise therefrom.
By Order
Victoria Hong Kong May 29. 1840.
A. R. Johnston
Copy
No. 20.
Sin
m. 1848 Whampoa
Foochow for
84
April 10. 1848.
Referring to my No. of the
10th April 1848
I have now the honour to transmit Copy & translation of a letter from Lech, Jaoutae, Containing the report of the Prefect of Foochow on the examinations of the Crew & Passengers of the junk detained by the
Men-of-War
Schooner "Aurora".
I beg likewise to inclose copy of a report
thereto.
It will be observed that there is a great discrepancy between the declaration on oath of Mr. Robertson & the report now transmitted, as to the number of individuals in the detained Junk at the time of boarding her : - upon this Circumstance is laid great stress.
S. Bonham
Cape