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The word "prieover" simply decried his having taken part in the attack and made a defence which, while excusing himself, accused himself.
If the convicts are supposed to be servants of this Hoppo and the seizure and plundering took place, as the petitioner "pricover" alleges, out of British jurisdiction, I think that the captors would have taken both the bold smuggler, his boat, and opium to the Custom station at Kap Shui Mun. Instead of that, they went to British Kowloon. Their releasing the boat after disabling it is explainable.
... an oar is ... carrying away on the assumption of the seizure in the Harbor because they ... being in sight, have encountered a police boat at any moment and been arrested in turn.
If they are servants of the Hoppo stationed at Kap Shui Mun, then going to Kowloon after the seizure would be ... viz ... explained by the statement of one of them, that they wanted to retain 7 balls of opium for the Mandarin. I have a strong conviction that these are servants of the Hoppo.
I am satisfied that they seized the boat in the Harbor. Whether they are employed by the Customs or have merely deceitfully assumed the garb of sailors in that service, it is quite clear that they have been ... their crow row ... slurring that they have been.