As it is now nearly five months since you brought to the knowledge of the Secretary of State for the Colonies that an outrage of a very flagrant description had been committed by armed bravoes of the Chinese Government in firing on a vessel pursuing her in British Waters, running her on to the … beach, and finally sailing off with both her and her cargo as a prize - the Governor must assume either that the Viceroy is unwilling or unable to comply with the demands made by this Government on the 2nd November.
At the trial of 4 prisoners in the Supreme Court of this Colony on the 18th Instant charged with robbery and violence, they set up as a defence that in firing upon this vessel in harbour, seizing her by force of arms, and carrying away a portion of her cargo and equipment to carrying ... British Howloon he was carrying out the instructions of a Mandarin named Wing who is stationed according to the prisoner at the Kap Sing Mun. One thing is certain however that the prisoner and others were dressed in the uniform of the Canton Hoppo's service.
His Excellency seeing that nothing has been done in the matter…