with about 50 Constables to proceed and render assistance - Those were quickly followed by other parties until, including the water police who are very useful on such occasions, the number sent over amounted to 120. Now, this I considered quite sufficient and as many as could be prudently detached from thence. On reaching the place where the Convicts had made their landing, the party divided, some pursuing the track of the convicts which was very evident by the Jackets and numbers being occasionally picked up. Another party went round to Chinwan in order to cut off their escape, but the start had been too great, being fully 2 1/2 hours in advance of the first pursuing party - the greatest distance reached inland being a place not known, beyond Seng Moey, when some of the party being knocked up were compelled to return, reaching the old City of Kowloon at about 9 P.M. At the Village of Seng Moey it was reported that 2 hours before, the escaped prisoners had been seen, about 70 in number - some with irons on and some without - they there divided into two parties going off in different directions. Having gone over myself agreeably to orders, making enquiry of the Superintendent respecting the Signals, I ascertained that in consequence of the breaking of one of the Healyards the first Signal could not be made correctly, and that shortly afterwards