to ask all those who had entered if they were to go... He then sent my guide to explain to me that they were examined every time before entering again before he embarked the Barracoons, and once again before docking. They were also examined by the Harbor master. This statement finished the work but I must say it seemed strangely at variance with the way the coolies were guarded in the Barracoons. It was provided for the two Petitioners, and told them I should call on them at 6 A.M. tomorrow.
The Residence is that of this very Official, much like a Mandarin's Yamun, having large scarlet pieces of cloth with large Chinese characters on them, also a stand for his seal of Office which is tied up in a piece of yellow silk and placed on the stand. In the left-hand corner, there is the...
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