Articles are still here, to have the remainder of her complement added,
can be forwarded. I have, &c. (Signal) Mirror to Watchers.
when they can
True Copy
Brident Secretary.
I
(Copy) M: 104.
Jiz,
124
Government Offices, Victoria
Hongkong, 19th March 1856.
I have the honor to
apply to
Your Excellency for assistance under the following circumstances :-
"The Ship 'Llantarn', bound, as reported, by a Hanoverian subject, not possessed of our Register, Shipping letter, or other sufficient papers, is lying off Green Island with nearly 200 Chinese passengers on board, having dropped down beyond Harbour limits yesterday.
...
evening.
The Chinese passengers are bound for Melbourne, and I believe it is intended to clear the ship, if possible,
His Excellency
Rear Admiral Sir F. Stirling's
&c.,
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