CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848 — Page 32

es and

the buticles a

mary

of those who

Ale Alieler

were not forthcoming. Sound the Crew of the fishing funt confined in the forehold with

then hands secured.

diately had

Immediately

then brought

on deck

und fuceived that

several were wou

ded

when the taster, mate and Summer stated that the wounds had

teen caused

their

fining into them prome

the Sper, they also

stated that five 30

had been killed.

I took some of the

Jankenen with the

tate of the Spee

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the Chinese Admiral

to find out whether

they were pirates on not, he stated their

hopers were quite

hakers.

conect, that they were innocent fishing perfile belonging Chinhare, he requested that would cause them to be liberated and return theen

the property that had been taken from

And

the particulars a

many

of those who

All Allege

were not forthcoming. Soon the Crew of the fishing flunt confined in the forehold with

their hands secured.

Immediately

they were brought

on deck

and perceived that

several were wounded

when the master, mate and Summoner stated that the wounds had

been caused

by their

firing into them from

the Ship, they also

stated that five or thirty

had been killed.

I took some of the

Junk's crew with the

Captain of the Ship

"L

to the Chinese Admiral

to find out whether

they were pirates or not, he stated their

papers were quite

correct, that they were innocent fishing people belonging to Chinhai, he requested that we would cause them to be liberated and return

the property that had been taken from