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promise to catch the man who threw the stones and have him bambooed on that spot, and further that they were to put
up a placard on the house stating that he had been punished for stoning a British gunboat. Failing the capture
of the man the owner of the house was to be held as
hostage. This was agreed to, and I returned to Kumchuk for
the night.
I omitted to state that more stones were thrown
while the Mandarin was on board in the morning, and that
he had to admit that they were not thrown by children
their usual excuse,
7.
Soldiers will have to be sent to Luklao to
apprehend the men who fired on the LungKlang as the
Mandarin has only twenty Yamen runners, and the Icoal
gentry will not move in the matter till the safety of
themselves and their property is guaranteed against the
"evenge of the mob.
8. I propose leaving for Lurlac this afternoon also visiting Sui Hoi and Lung Kiang in the Brickkiln
creek. There has been trouble with native Christians at
both these places and the "Avalanche" is reported to be
somewhere there.
I have, etc.
(Sd) Godfrey Webster,
Lieut. & Commander.