the said Placard.
It is now my melancholy duty to report to your Lordship that this unfortunate Officer was murdered on the evening of the 22 instant by a party of about 6 persons close to the Barrier of Macao. His Aide-de-Camp who was riding with him escaped and the murderers then cut off the head and right arm of the Governor and carried them away leaving the trunk in the road.
News of this terrible event having reached me on the morning of the 23, I considered it advisable that a man-of-war should be sent to Macao, to ascertain the particulars, as well as to afford protection to the Subjects of Her Britannic Majesty residing there, as they might by the consequences of such a catastrophe be placed in a position of great insecurity.
The Senior Naval Officer on the Station, Captain Troubridge, commanding Her Majesty's Ship Amazon, concurring with me, sailed at Noon, accompanied by Her Majesty's Steamer Medea, and arrived in Macao Roads the same evening. I considered it my duty also to address the Imperial Commissioner upon the subject, and I have the honor to enclose a copy of my communication and his reply this day received.
Upon the 24 nothing reached me in official form, but on the 25, the Plenipotentiary Ministers of the Spanish, American, and French nations forwarded me a letter addressed to Sen... to which they requested me to affix my name. I replied that I had already written to him myself upon the same subject.
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the said Placard.
It is now my melancholy
auty to report to your Lordship that this unfortunate Officer
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was murdered
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evening of the 22 instant by party of bor 6 persons close to the Barrin of Mlação His Dide de Camp who was
Macae. Dide-de- riding with him escaped and the anurderers then eat off the head and single arm of the Governor and carried
away leaving the trunk in the
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road.
News of this terrible evout
having reached me on the morning
of the 23. I considered it advisable 18204
-of-war should be sent to
that a man of w Macao, to ascertain the particulars. as well as to afford protection to the - Subjects of Her Britannic Majesty
they might by the
there, as residing consequences of such a catastrophe be
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placed in a position of great insecurity.
The Senior Naval Officer o
the Station, Captain Troubridge, commanding Her Majesty's Ship Amazon, concurring with me, sailed at Noon, accompanied by Her Majesty,
Steamer Medea, and arrived in Alacao Roads the same
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evening. Sconsidered it my duty also to address the Imperial contipioner upon the subject, and 45. have the hover to enclose a copy of my p. 6. communication and his reply this day
received.
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official form, but on the - 25", the Plenipotentiary Ministers of the Spanish, American, and Strench nations 19743. forwarded me a letter addressed to Seu
to which they requested me to affix N9_my uamme . Freplied that I had already written to him myself upon the same
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