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to the Magistrate for the arrest
and
surrender in case their
guilt is proved.
I shall be prepared to
supply the necessary comforts to the persons arrested.
I have to (Signed) Sand A. Dailey,
United State Consul
(True Copy)
83 Urstelle for the Colonial Secretary
Copy
No 14
149
United States Consulate at
Hong Kong,
October 7th 1876.
Honourable J.
Gardiner Austin, esq., Colonial Secretary.
Sir,
I have the honour to
represent to His Excellency The Governor, with reference to the subject of my
letter of the 10th
instant, that the
enquiry
now
being held in this Consulate, to
ascertain whether certain seamen
shall be discharged from the American Barque "C.O. Whitmore"
for
cruel and unusual treatment