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A 85 of 1848.

Enclosure No 1 in Despatch:

(Copy)

Daya,

Sir,

British Consulate,

138,

Shanghae, 3rd July, 1842

I have the honor to enclose documents connected with the seizure and detention of the schooner "Speed" off the Ragged Islands by H.M.S. "Childers."

The schooner was brought into port by Captain Pitman, and in the enclosed official letter of the 26th ultimo, the master and crew were charged with a violation of the Navigation Laws in several instances, and a murderous and unprovoked attack on a Chinese Fishing Junk belonging to Chin had when at sea off the Ragged Islands, by which five Chinese were killed.

His Excellency Samuel George Bonham, Esquire, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary &c. &c. &c.,

Copy of Despatch from Governor Bonham to Viscount Palmerston, dated 17th October, 1848, with a piatical attack schooner "Speed" charged with on a Chinese Junk.

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A 85 of 1848. Enclosure No 1 in Despatch: (Copy) Daya, Sir, British Consulate, 138, Shanghae, 3rd July, 1842 I have the honor to enclose documents connected with the seizure and detention of the schooner "Speed" off the Ragged Islands by H.M.S. "Childers." The schooner was brought into port by Captain Pitman, and in the enclosed official letter of the 26th ultimo, the master and crew were charged with a violation of the Navigation Laws in several instances, and a murderous and unprovoked attack on a Chinese Fishing Junk belonging to Chin had when at sea off the Ragged Islands, by which five Chinese were killed. His Excellency Samuel George Bonham, Esquire, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary &c. &c. &c., Copy of Despatch from Governor Bonham to Viscount Palmerston, dated 17th October, 1848, with a piatical attack schooner "Speed" charged with on a Chinese Junk. Page information is not present in this text, so no page numbering is included. Some minor formatting was done to make the text more readable. The original text had some OCR errors which were corrected. was removed as per rule 12. File reference format was corrected as per rule 10, no file reference was found in the original text, however "A 85 of 1848" is preserved as it is. The text was formatted according to the given rules, with used for paragraphs.
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▪ -འཐ་ - A 85 of 1848. nclosure No 1 in Despr: (Copy Daya Sir, British Consulati 138 Shanghae, 3rd July, 1842 I have the hover to encloses documents connected with the seizure- and detention of the schemer "Speed" off the Ragged. Whands by H. M.S." "Childers." The schooner. AVAS brought into port by Captain Pitman, and in the enclosed- official letter of the 26th ultime, the master, and brew were- charged with a violation of the Navigation- in several instances, and a murderous and on a Laws Chinese Fishing Sunk unprovoked attack. belonging to Chin had when at: sea- Rugged. Islands, by which five- His Excellency Samuel George Bonham, Esquire, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary fe Victoria_. 4044 off the Nen-docre killed. 0 reporting the "Viscount Palmerston, from Governor Boukam to Copy of Despatch CALD of the with a piatical attack ichooner "Speed" charged- OIL A- Chines Junk . 17 the. Cetober, 1848.
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A 85 of 1848.

nclosure No 1 in Despr:

(Copy

Daya

Sir,

British Consulati

138

Shanghae, 3rd July, 1842

I have the hover to encloses documents

connected with the seizure- and detention of the

schemer "Speed" off the Ragged. Whands by H.

M.S." "Childers."

The schooner.

AVAS

brought into port by

Captain Pitman, and in the enclosed- official letter of the 26th ultime, the master, and brew were-

charged with a violation of the Navigation-

in several instances, and a murderous and

on a

Laws

Chinese Fishing Sunk

unprovoked attack. belonging to Chin had when at: sea- Rugged. Islands, by which five-

His Excellency

Samuel George Bonham, Esquire, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary

fe

Victoria_.

4044

off the

Nen-docre

killed.

0

reporting the "Viscount Palmerston, from Governor Boukam to

Copy of Despatch

CALD

of

the

with a piatical attack ichooner "Speed" charged-

OIL A-

Chines Junk . 17 the. Cetober, 1848.

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