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fled to various places to hide himself,
until he was arrested
by the
troops
and
police. The head and hand of Amaral
he had buried in a
pico
known as
2.
Lang ties (the mulberry ground) and this had now been taken up and sent forward to be identified. As his murder of Amaral, was indeed, in consequence of "the wrath he felt against him for levelling the graves of his ancestors, and he had
other reason for committing
it, he could only
beg for mercy.
His Statement is true.
True Translation
Signed F. Nãdo.
Asst. Chinese Secretary
One Copy
Colonial
Secretary.
(lisay)
17th
Victoria, Hongkong,
14
19th September, 1849.
I have this
day
received
Your Excellency's letter of
reporting the Capture and Execution of Shin-chi
Shin-chic Liang,
a person
found to be the murderer.
of the Governor of Macao, and stating that an Officer had been despatched with the head and hand of the late Governor,
and with the head of the
latter
Murderer, to Macao, where they were to be exposed on a pole. Your Excellency
has also
sent for
my information
to
His Excellency,
Seu, High Imperial Commissioner.
Yo,
Je,
Yo