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Additional Information Despatch
Sir,
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Victoria, Hongkong, June 11th 1849.
Having been favoured with the personal request of His Excellency the Governor and Plenipotentiary to furnish a statement of particulars connected with my late imprisonment, I have the honour to forward the same to you for inspection:
Having arrived at Macao, by the steamer "Canton" in the afternoon of Thursday, June 7th about ½ past 5 o'Clock, after taking some refreshments on shore at five, I went on shore about six o'Clock, walked along the Praya Grande, and then turning up a street, presently proceeded to the House of A. R. Johnston, Esq., Secretary, Diplomatic Department.
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Copy of Correspondence between Governor Bonham and the Governor of Macao, relative to the proceedings in liberating Captain de Hoppel, &c., from the Macao dailies, from 8th to 18th June, 1849.
~ British Subject,