letters from the Board of Trade, containing some further Communications
inth respect to the
John Calvin, and likewise a despatch
from the Governor
of Hong Kong in reply
to the demand which
had been made upon
some
bine for information regarding these tron Eunigrant
Vessels.
The John Calvin
sailed from Hong Kong for Havana
na on the
13th of March 1856;
tho
لا
廉
397
the Duke of Portland
sailed on the 3rd
of
April. The "John Calein
had
on board 298
to and lost
Emigrants
135. The Duke of Porttais
had on board 332
auts and lost
Emigrants
128.
The causes
opas
deplorable a mortality
occurring on board
ti
of two British Phips
regularly despatched from the Chief Port of a British Government in China, requires to be
Carefully investigated.
The