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British territorial rights by the officer commanding Spanish man-of-war in this port acting apparently with the knowledge and consent of the Spanish Consul here.
2. On the 11th ultimo I received a letter, copy of which is enclosed, stating that a man named Fernel, a Paymaster in the Spanish Navy, had absconded from Manila with $12,000, and had embarked for "Hong Kong" in one of three steamers, two of which were British and the third Spanish, and asking for the assistance of this Government in capturing the defaulter. A provisional warrant was accordingly obtained by the Police from the Magistrate for the fugitive's arrest with a view to the institution of the recognised proceedings for his extradition under the