Inclosure 7 in despatch 172 of 1867-
1
to Mr. Consul
Petition of Leong sow hop
macgregor.
Sir.
in 2039 Hongkong
D)
DEC. 17 1847
"IC. Steamer "Pluto"
126
Canton, 11th July 1847.
La
I have to acknowledge the receipt.
of your
letter
of yesterday's date,
accompanying the Petition of Leong-cow-hop and the statements of Captain Parkins
and mor Fischer,
the accident.
respecting to the salt Junk, which took place
in this river on the 29 the seltimo.
to which, I think they
are as
In
reply
contradictory, as can possibly be
expressed; for which reason it is
to give
impossible for me to
a decisive
opinion, further than that it is
evidently clear, that the accident was
occasioned by the "Corsais coming
in
contact with the halt Junk, or otherwise
Jo, J. C. Macgregor Esqu
11. B. M. Consul.
Canton
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