This Council avail themselves of the presents opportunity to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's Despatch of the 19th. Dec last, giving cover to the confession of Chang-A-Sin, which, as it treats of matters similar to what has been already replied to, does not require a special answer.
Macao, 4th February, 1850.
(Signed) Seromino, Bishop of Marra
Joaqim Antônio de Moraes Carneira
João Tavares de Almeida
Miguel Sevisa Semoens
Jozé Francisco de Oliveira
Thomaz Jozé de Freitas
True Copy (Signed) A. C.
True Translation
J. de F. Machado
(Atrue Copy)
L. d'Andrade, Actg. Colonial Secretary.
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