CO129-022 - Public Offices - 1847 — Page 104

Inclosure I in despatch 172 of 1867-

Printed, Nolice

as

to

merchant Steamers.

DEC. 17

1847

2009 không hông

103

Keying, High Impotial Commisioner--

Je

Je

sends the following communication.

An

assistant

Jo

revenue officer-

reported, that Yang kein hing an officer

belonging to this port stated, that he chartered a vessel to bring Sall to this place, and having taken in a full

cargo of 900 bags, he arrived on 10t day of 5th month ( 23rd June) at the custom house. He had not yet:

unloaded it, when on

the

the evening of 17.

an

(24+ June) in

second watch English Steamer all at once ran foul of the salt junk, and sank her. The crew fortunately pimped into the water to save their lives, and were rescued by the

could not save

and was.

hearing

their

cry

but.

the salt, which mellect

entirely lost . An officer of the

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vessels close to

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