Sixy
Agen
W. Kemmond who
pleased further to
that some papers relating to an
of a somewhat sunitar
application
nature made best
year by the French Consul at falle & with were
referred
to the then Law Officers
of Ang:, were inclosed for
が
the 3rd
information
In obedience to G.d's commands we
I'd
have perused & considered the papers
Submitted to
LLV
have the honor to report
That we think that in this case the
right to claim that
American Conant had no right the sailow of the American Vepel, the "Parse."
who had been brought on shore at Honghong
?
& detained at the request of the Consud by the Police Authorities of tong,
hd be delivered up to him to be sent to America for trial.
The Exact offence of wh the men were alleged to have been quilty does not clearly
appear
appear from the papers before us
St
may
be that they were
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e property.
triable by the fourits at Hongkong for piracy
jure gentiume but if they
were not triable.
for any offence cognizable by those Courto we think that they ought not to have been detained by
the Police & that the claim of the
"
Croul by the Comity of reations to have
the men to detained in rid of his object
a purpose of sending them back, profiris
K
motu, to Amcrice to be tried there for sny offence against the sew of that County on they might have committed cannot be
& is not capable of being manitaimed.
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recognised at is
Whether this was a Case within the 6th 73 Viet: c.96 (Extradition Treaty Act with America/ we cannot determine up on the information before
but if it were the Coward did not
that Act in adopt the forms prescribed by
order
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