$6 of the prisoners until he communicate with the French Plenipotentiary, previded myself with the requisite authority, Saing Ahyun Lew Ah heer Low Absung Chow the un Lum thye Long the he Lung Ahch have committed them in conformity with the Act of Par-Parliament 6 and 7 Victoria, Cap. 75, 87 Le Ah kun and 8 and 9 Victoria, Cap. 120, for giving effect to the late French Creaty for the rendition of offenders of this description.
The facts of the case are as follows. Choy Anchan Lo Ah kneen Kov Ahwor Quan chỉ là Foo Ahsie Wong Ahma Now theu Wun Soey Love Locy Chun Ahckas Nung Alijon On the 14th August last the French ship Albert, of the port of Dieppe, and of the burther of 252 tons, left the neighbourhood of Macas in China for Callas in Peru, having on board one hundred and eighty Chinese Coolies, whose services had been engaged for a period of five years. From the time of leaving and up to the 7 September, the Coolies were frequently beaten by the Captain and Chief Mate, and on one occasion, for a trifling offence, two men were lashed to a boom for six hours, kept without food, and one flogged thrice during the interval.
On the morning of the 7th September the treatment was unusually severe, though it appears the cause of this severity was laudable - the Captain desired to keep "the persons of the Coolies cleanly" - probably he had in view the melancholy loss of life from disease recently reported to have overtaken a number of Coolies bound to South America under similar circumstances. While they were being beaten, the Coolies rose en masse, armed themselves with knives and hatchets and with whatever they could find about the decks, from the Cook's galley, and murdered both the Captain and the book-keeper. At the same time, their rage against the latter being caused or at least increased, by an attempt to withhold from them the weapons they desired. Breaking into the Captain's cabin, they possessed themselves of the tools belonging to a turning lathe with which he was in the habit of amusing himself.
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of the prisoners until he communicate with the
now a
at Macas, I have
French Plenipotentiary, previded myself with the requisite
authority,
Saing Ahyun
Lew Ah heer Low Absung Chow the un
Lum thye
Long the he Lung
Ahch
have committed them in conformity with the Act of Par
-Parliament 6 and 7 Victoria, Cap. 75,
87 Le Ah kun and 8 and 9 Victoria, Cap. 120, for giving. effect to the late French Creaty for
the
rendition of offenders of this description.
The
facts of the case are as
th
Choy Anchan Lo Ah kneen Kov Ahwor Quan chỉ là Foo Ahsie
Wong Ahma
follows. Now theu Wun Soey Love
Locy Chun Ahckas Nung Alijon
On the 14th August last the French
:ship Albert, of the port of Dieppe, and of the Lum theat
burther of 252 tons, left the neighbourhood
of Macas in China for Callas in Peru,
having
on board: one.
hundred and eighty
Chinese Coolies, whose services had been
From the
engaged, for a period of five years. time of leaving and up to the 7. September,
the Coolies were
pequently beaten by
the
Captain and Chief Mate, and on one occasion,
for
ai
trifling offence,
two
to a boom for
men toere
lashed
food,
six hours, kept without
Ho Ahchocy Kan thear
Chun Ah kw. Hen For chu
and
1 flogged thrice during
th
the interval, On the
morning of the 7th September the faptacion
unusually severe, though it appears the
of this severity
was a
AVAI
Cause
laudable desired to keep
"the persons of the Coolies cleanly : probably he in view the melancholy loss of life from
had
disease recently reported to have overtaken a number of Coolics bound to South America under similar Eeicumstances. While they
Avere
being beaten, the Coolies rose en
masse,
armed themselves with knives and hatchets
and with whatever
from
the
Cook's galley,
elso they could find about the decks, and/
murdered both the Captain and the book
at the same time, their
rage against the latter being caused or at least increased, by
an
attempt to withhold from them the weapons they desired . Breaking into the Captain's cabine, they possessed themselves of the tools belonging to a turning lathe with which he was in the habit of amusing
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