Most Illustrious and Most Excellent Sir,
The Government Council having assumed the Government of the Province, in accordance with Law, in consequence of the Death of the Most Excellent Governor The Councillor João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, which occurred at six o'clock yesterday evening, have to perforce the painful duty of bringing under the notice of your Excellency the circumstances accompanying this atrocious assassination which has been committed by Chinese.
The Most Excellent Governor was returning homewards from his usual ride, accompanied by his Aide-de-camp, when near the middle of the Isthmus he was attacked by a number of Chinese in disguise, who throwing him from his horse, cut off his...