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was pillaged after being stranded on a shoal to the westward of Macao; and the sum of, I believe $5,000 was eventually paid in satisfaction of this claim.
Under pressure the Viceroy would doubtless take any measures that might be deemed necessary for stationing at the Pratas; and without pressure he some Authority will, it is equally certain, prefer to let matters take their course.
I have not, however thought it advisable without special instructions to do more than I have already done toward reminding the Viceroy of his duty in this matter and of the responsibility that rests upon the Chinese Government in respect to shipwrecked vessels.
I enclose herewith for Your Excellency's information copies of all the despatches forming the correspondence on this subject.
(Signed)
Your obedient servant,
Wm. Fredk. Mayers.