KongKong
and Macas, their princiful
Agout; mess? Vaucher Frères &
C. of
HongKong and Mr Borel of this Portare likewise Lub-Agents.
In consequence of hot Borel, who in a native of Switzerland, having met with some difficulties in the engagement of Emigrants at this place, partly owing to the mismanagement of his sewanto, but mostly thro, the intervention of the Local Authorities, who have declared both to the M. S. Comul & myself that the expatuation of Chinese Subjects is Contrary to the laws of the land, the scheme appears to have turned out a complete failure.
I have understood that his Borelio
Instructions were to engage as many 10,000 Chinese Mechanics &
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agricultural
Labousers, who were the sent to Havannak?
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were to serve for a term of 8 years at monthly wages of $4 each, they were to be allowed every Sunday as aday of
rest & they
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were to receive two months
advance of wayes the day previous to the ship's exiting from Poochow.
Mr. Borel had actually arranged
with 320
a
of these Labourers, who had agreed Dsign a Document recording
I have been to the incloved Form, wh: was stamped with the Spanish Consular Seal, 4 evidence of it's binding obligation ons
cof all forties concerned; but, as I have observed before, owing to the chicanery of M. Borel's own servants & the active vigilance of the Police, he has failed in the services of even the 320 men, scouring the sew
& the day before yesterday he called on me Длакму to ask my interposition with the handarins to have has comprador liberated
from