in the
forwarded to Your Excellency through No tie the first boumander, first mouth of last year, and we presume Your Excellency perused its contents. Now the steamer is implicated in a suit and up to the present time, which is fully one year,
her repairs have not been completed.
According to the report of No his and to the circumstances stated beyone our officers who returned from Houghing, the suit was bruised by Chan. I. I. (Schwarer) a capitalist in Messrs Landibein & Co's with the assistance of Monahan the engineer of the steamer, and Dumply contractor - who acted as spy in the case.
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How is it that the Master of Bowers
Landsteen + b = who is at,
Master of th
at present absent,
did not serve as previous notice? The whole matter looks suspicious in fact.
As we are
ho
living at a distance, we
were
unable to know what evidence is now by the parties and in what manner the lawyers defend their case. As hitherto our Government steamers bound to your port indebted to Your Excellency, for protection. We beg your Excellency when the case against the steamer "Dang Tee" is brought before your court to appoint, decide it impartially. If it is brought before the judge too. Beg Your Excellency to consult with him, in order to