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Afterwards at Sea the Interpreter told me the Doctor had two Boxes. I looked into the Plaintiff's Box, - locked, - I told the Plaintiff to open it, and there I found two Brown Pots full of Opium, - the Plaintiff told through the Interpreter that the coolies that had begun smoking, if they were deprived of the opium would die, - I then gave the Boy back. - I afterwards saw the Plaintiff weighing it out and selling it to the coolies, we arrived safely at the Havana, - Plaintiff being still on board.
We were about three weeks at the Havana, - I saw the Interpreter and Plaintiff bring opium on board at St Helena, - from the Havana we went to Charleston, I was very sick of yellow fever when we left the Havana, I was in a Hotel at Charlestown ill the whole time I was there, the mate took charge of the ship in my absence, the Plaintiff went with us from the Havana to Charlestown, he did nothing except sleep, when I returned to the ship from the Hotel at Charlestown the Plaintiff was gone, - I never saw the Plaintiff after that time till today.
I arrived at Shanghai last February and came down here, I reached...
(19) Joh: Geo: Normann.
(19) Joh. Geo: Normann.