CO129-014 - Public Offices - 1845 — Page 165

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Macgregor to Keep me fully informed of the progress of this business from day to day; and I hope that Your Excellency will see the necesity of eatifying me in my just demands for public reparation

I take this opportunity of renewing to Your Excellency the expressions of my thigh

consideration.

I have Yo (Signed) J. F. Davis .

True Copy Adam MEmchi .

Hwany,

A. Declaration.

Governor of Kwanstung

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and a Vice

President of the Board of war hereby

makes a declaration in reply.

I have received a Itatement from the Consul concerned, of the various particulars (relative to) the English Officer's Martin and others, three persons, having been robbed

of their (foreign/watches

and other articles, and

into this case

having had their clothes torn, been beaten and insulted by certain Chinese of the lower orders, from the perusal of which ( the matter appears exeedingly worthy of deepfelt indignation. On examining

I find that I had already heard of it. I find on examination that a representation of the District Magistrate of Pwanyu has been received stating that he has apprehended one of the robber vagabonds

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