sent back & Annam.
Jam
IR
In 1914/6.
Statements
made by certain of the Annamites
(92 in all) who had been released from the
Barracoons in Macao. –
Wen Frun Young states.
271
I am 3rd Class Major in
the Military Force at the Ham Din Province in Joong Khim up the north. - On the 18th February 1867, I left Ham Din in man-of-War Junk
for
"Home" the Capital of Cochin-China with Treasure, Sugar, and rice. I had
59 soldiers on board. - On the day following
our
departure, we were attacked by ten Chinese piratical boats and robbed
of all on board. - I and my men were taken on board the piratical boats,
we had been forcibly taken - and then to
Macao, where we were, against our will,
put in the Barracoons. On board two of the Piratical Boats, I saw two Portuguese,
one of whom I pointed out to the Macao Authorities. Of the 59 men taken, only 15 are here. I do
not know what has become of the
others. We were placed in separate Barracoons.
Wen hum Goong's mark
Koh hum Too states. I am a
Chef of Soldiers on the 6th of February 1867. - I proceeded
in the "Ham Iing sang" man-of-War junk
to the Capital of Cochin China with cash belonging