CO129-014 - Public Offices - 1845 — Page 93

Hous Comi

in C

Joard of

allowed to cross the water to the Chinese

even

though

side,

it has

long

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been considered as

a sort of neutral ground.

Five additional Chinese were arrested

under the

at Chusan by Brigadier Campbell, exacting quice of authority from the people at Sinkeamoon. I contented myself

money

with directing

that these should be handed

| over by the Brigadier to the Chinese authorites at Ningpo, about this ty-six miles from Chusar.

I have the honor to be,

with the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

most obedient,

humble Servan

Mani

32

Nictoria, HongMons,

15th

4

#h January 1845.

I have the honor to acquaint Your Excellency that I have ordered to be delivered.

over to the officer at Cowloon two Chinese Qubjects who were detected in the act of seizing some of the native inhabitants of Chusan under a warrant from the Zygosan Mandarin

Now it was settled that while Chusan

under British protection no Chinese officer should attempt to exercise any jurisdiction there, and as the Zygozan Mandarin presumed to violate this plain rule, it has been deemed ne

necessary

to deliver over these

persons to Your Excellency's disposal.

as

the officer who employed them could not

His Excellency

Reying, Imperial Commissioner.

Je,

of

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