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of a disabled Junk laden with a
valuable
Cargo,
and which Junk the
Stemmer had been expressly chartered to assist and tão back to Hong Kong..
Whilst swriting the return
2.
If a boat and crew dispatched to get
tidings of the bank, the Master of the "Prince Albert" alarmed. as I can
well conceive, by the appearance of some Piratical looking vessels in his I neighbourhood, went up for exfety to the precincts of the Aerter of Ihnci-Tung- a precaution necessary because there were
only 2 Europeans and 15 Chinese-storers, and all included on board of the "Prince Albert"
the
more
C
3.
Ke
Amis
vepel under there circumstuneis
seized by a Chinese Coverment Steamer for visiting a harbor notosend to Freigners by Treaty..
4.
It is quite clear that recording
to the strist letter of the law, she
had incurred the fenalty of total
now on
Chan
forfeiture, but is I understand from Consul Robertson, visit at Houghong, that there was
imputation made of the vessel being engaged in smuggling or otherwise employed than is the marke stated. I thought the strict application of the how as unnecesarili herke
harsh
under the circumstances that I
have addreged to Sir Rutherfor