No. 120 of 1849.
Inclosure No. 2 in Desp:
415
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(Translation.)
Liu, Viceroy of Kwangtung and Kwangsi,
I have received the Despatch of the Noble Council of the 25th day of the 9th moon, and having made myself acquainted with its contents about the murder of Governor Amaral, proceed to reply, that as the aggressor "Sew chi leong" was apprehended at Shontak, a place not far from the capital, he was taken there within a day, and immediately tried and sentenced, in order to avoid delays in the examinations. By proceeding with the execution without loss of time, can there still be any doubt here?
Besides, this case of beheading a criminal Sen-chi-long is not one to be trifled with. Sen-chi-long made a deposition and afterwards confirmed the same, and it was in consequence of his confession that the