1627 -cutting and Office in the neighbourhood, in command of the war junks, forming part of Captain Peteman's evidence, is not left conclusive as to the innocence and perfectly legal character of the Junk, the object of this outrage, and is nearly equally strong, I am sorry to say, as to the frequent occurrence of similar acts of piracy and violation of the laws of nations, by vessels sailing under the British and other foreign flags. According to the evidence of Captain Pitman, this Chinese Naval Officer considered that the native trade was exposed to greater coils from foreign than from Chinese pirates.
The evidence of Chingchew, the wounded seaman, was clear; he not only deposed to the principal facts of the murder of five of his companions, the rifling of the bodies, and his own wound by shot from the "Spec", together with the capture of the Junk while following their lawful pursuits, but deposed to acts of barbarity on the part of the captors, in throwing overboard wounded men, and even cutting and shooting at them subsequently, to ensure their death. One of these assailants he clearly and unhesitatingly identified in the person answering to the name of Ephraim Francis, who has two remarkable rings on his wrists, recognized by the witness, and described in his evidence before he had the opportunity of examining the prisoner.
These are the leading facts and most material evidence, exhibiting, it appears to me, features of peculiar atrocity, so total disregard of the laws, and ignorance or contempt of the obligations of honest men to observe them, that it must, I am sure, appear to Your Excellency imperative that H. M. Government take prompt and effective measures to clear the Chinese seas of vessels under the British flag, emulating the "Speed" in their felonious acts, and bringing disgrace and odium upon our nationality in this country.
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-cutting and
Office in the neighbourhood, in command of the war junks, forming part of baptain Peteman's evidened, is not left conclusive as to the innocents and - perfectly legal character of the Junk, the object of this outrage, and is nearly equally strong, I am sorry to say, as to the frequent occurroned of Similar acts of Puracy and violation of the Laurs of Nations, by wessels sailing under the British and other Foreign flags. According to the evidence of Captain. Pitman, this Chinese Naval. Officer
* considered that the Native Trade was exposed to greater coils from foreign than from Chinese
evit's
Pirates.
The voidance of Chingcher, the wounded- Sunkman was clear_ he not only deposed to the principal- facts of the murder of five of his companions, the rifling of the bodies, and his sron wound by shot from the "Spec", together with the capture of the Sunk while following their laceful pursuits, but deposed to nots of barbarity on the part of the captors, in throwing
overboard wounded men, and even cuts
shooting at them subsequently, to ensure their death. One of these assailants he clearly and. unhesitatingly, identified in the person answering
to the name of Ephraim. Francis, who has two romarkable rings of black-pound his wrists, recognized by the witness, and. described in his evidence before he had the opportunity of examining the prisoner
These are the leading fasts
and -
most material evidence, exhibiting, it appears to
a
features of peculiar atrocity, so total- disregard of the lacs, and ignorance or contemfet
of the obligations of honest men to observe. them, that it must, I am sure, appear to
to Your- Excellency imperative refion. H. M. Government to take prompt and effective.
and effective measures to clear.
the Chinese seas of vessels under the British- flag, emulating the "Speed" in their felonious
acts, and.
bringing disgrazd and. odium apon nationality in this Country.
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