Apprehension of the murderess of the late unfortunate Governor. I beg at the same time to annex a translation of the Manifesto.
With regards
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There is no intelligence of any importance to report by this Mail.
As regards Macao, if I may except the arrival, by the Mail Steamer the 10th instant, of one hundred Portuguese soldiers and six officers from Goa; these have at once proceeded to Macao, and it is reported that before long another detachment of a hundred will be sent to that settlement from the same quarter.
Seu, I regret to say, still persists in keeping the remains of the late Governor, and it is to be presumed that on the side of the Council all correspondence is at an end for their recovery, as no answer seems to have been given by them to the Commissioner's communication of the 23rd November.
As regards the safety of Macao I have already had the honor of giving it as my opinion that no fears need be entertained by the inhabitants so long as even one ship of war is at anchor in the Roads, for unless the Portuguese take the initiative, the Chinese authorities are not likely to interfere with them, and the present increase to the garrison of the settlement will prevent any attempts being made by the ill-disposed to create mischief and confusion, from whom alone, at the present moment, any apprehension for the tranquillity of the place need be entertained.
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I have, &c.
(Signed) S. G. Bonham
Colonial Secretary.