to
schooner called the "Caroline" at Chimme Bay,
in the mouth of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.
Sheweth
That
Petitioners were on
the twenty-fourth
day of January last brought up and tried before the Honourable the Commissioners of the High Court Admiralty of England held at Hongkong aforesaid
of the said twenty-fourth day of January last charged with attack and piracy committed at Choimme Bay in the month of February one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven on board the Schooner called the "Caroline" belonging to Messieurs Dent and Company of Hongkong aforesaid.
That
Your Petitioners were thereupon convicted of the said attack and piracy as aforesaid, and were sentenced to be transported for the term of their natural lives.
That your Petitioners upon the evidence of Too Apo, a common informer and a man of unprincipled character, who admitted that he himself was engaged in the said piracy at Chimmo Bay aforesaid; that the evidence given by the said Too Apo, and upon which your Petitioners were found guilty was to the effect or in substance as follows; that is to say,
Too Apo was formerly a fisherman, he knew the three Prisoners (the said Lam Apat, Leang Ashin, and Cheong Ahseen alias Cheang Asov) Witness said to him he had an armed boat, belonging to himself, went with him and the two other prisoners (Lam Apat and Leang Achin). Witness went to Chimme Bay in one boat, the prisoners in another that boat had three guns, two of iron and one of brass - there were provisions on board, fish, vegetables, rice and several articles – also two pigs which Witness supplied, and for which he was to receive a share in the piracy - Witness was in the boat that attacked the large Schooner - Acco was not there; they took about
to
schooner called the "Caroline at Chimme Bay,
in the mouth of February, one thousand, eight
hundred and forty.
seven-.
Sheweth
That
Petitioners were on
the liventy fourth
your
- day of January lust brought up and tried before the Hoverable the Commissioners of the High Court Admiralty of England held at Hongkong aforeseed
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t of
the said twenty fourth day of January last charged with attack and piracy committed at
Choimme
in
the month of February
one_
Bay thousand eight- hundred, and. ferty seven on board
the Schooner called the Caroline"
belonging
t
Messieurs Dent, and Company of Hongkong
a fou said.
That
Your
Petitioners were
thereupon convicted.
of the said- attack and piracy as aforesaid, and were sentenced to be transported for the term
their natural lives.
That
Petitioners
your upen the evidence of
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were convicted - polely
Too Apo,
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and
a man
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of unprincipled character,
who admitted that he himself.
the said piracy
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engaged in
at Chimmo Bay aforesaid; that
the evidence- given by the said Too Apo, and upon- which your Petitioners were found guilty was to
the effect
say,
or in subetance as follows; that is to
For Apo was formerly a fisherman, he is
he knew the three - Prisoners,
new dil
informer,
" (the said Lam Apat, Leang Ashin, and
Cheong
chsen alia's Cheang Asov) Asco said to him he_
an- armed, boat, belonging to him self- Witness
" had
" went with him and the two other prisoners (Lam
Speart and Leang Achin) .
Leang Achin) . Witness sont to
" Chimme Bay
in one
went
boat, the prisoners in
" another that bout, had, three
" and one-
of brass - there
Avere
- guns, two of iron..
- provisions on board, 'fish, vegetables, rice and several articles – also
" two pigs which A400 supplied, and for which
share in the piracy -
"he
was
to receive a
Witness
was in the bout that attacked the large
Schooner - Acco was not there;
they
took about
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