abera de
miades thres-voyages with Chemes - Comigrants gud.
and
during those three voyages he only lost 2 passengers --07 who had been shipped out invalids. Thave seen Captain Rodgers, he is aw intith,
respectable
intelligent
ligents
man who, in m
my
opinion, might be trusted as
Los during
the voyages I have named.
he had not the assistaver
of a Curapraw Surgeon ._. (Signed) Sprd & Forth,
Acting Colonial Sertany
True Copy
18th November 1858.
Limes Covlonial Peretary.
lespy
Sh
5917
Consulate of the Unitra. States. Hongkong. 11th November 1858.
ल
Abig bave to lay before-
His Exortheney the Severnor
the Enclosed statement of
Captain Rodgers of
the
American Ship Bratrice"
in prgard:
to the detriment
occasioned to his interests
by
the provision of the Canigration Act which poguéss
Exrspraw Surgeon. Att sine
a
Idssire
very respectfully get most Earnestly to point out to stis Excellency, that the Act,
of