releasing her papers which were in the hands of the Harbour Master, had at his instance, and in conformity with the several opinions of the Attorney General, been seized by the Admiral on the Station. He announces his intention of reporting fully the case after it shall have been decided by the proper court, and it would, therefore, be premature to enter upon that question at present.
I Downing Street, regard proposes a question in to the "General Blanco" on which he requests the instructions of Her Majesty's Government.
4. The "General Blanco" is said to have taken on board a number of Chinese passengers in Hongkong but proceeded beyond the jurisdiction of the Colony before this was discovered, and afterward, sailed for Macao without having been cleared by the navigation officer of Hong Kong, and without any "occupation papers". While she was still in the vicinity of Hong Kong but beyond the limits of the Colony, His Excellency applied to Admiral Sir H Stirling to seize her on the ground that...