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himself, and, strengthened with these, they perpetrated immediately two other murders, one on a young Peruvian, the son of the charterer of the ship, the other on a midshipman or apprentice belonging to the ship. The chief mate, second mate and crew had meanwhile taken refuge in the rigging and remained there for about two and a half hours, and it seems to have been determined that his life should be forfeit. He either fell or threw himself upon deck among the Coolies, killing one and disabling another in his descent. He was immediately despatched and his body thrown overboard as the bodies of the other victims had been previously thrown. The Second mate and crew appear to have made no resistance but to have submitted quietly to a superior force, brought the vessel back to China in obedience to the orders of the Coolies, who from the time of the death of the Captain had the entire possession and control of the vessel, directing her course and plundering the cargo and stores found on board.
Most of the Coolies deserted the ship when she made the coast of China, some miles to the Northward of this fort; the remainder, forty-five in number, were brought into this harbour under the impression, induced by the second mate, that they were being conveyed to Macao or Canton, as they had been unable to leave with the rest. The ship arrived here on the 27th September. Having shown a signal of distress, she was immediately visited by the police, and the Coolies were, as I am informed, at once conveyed to the police station, it being considered dangerous to allow them to remain on board during the night. On the prisoners being asked for their defence, one of them, No Ahokey, frankly admitted that he assisted to murder the Captain, but added that he was no worse than the rest, for that
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himself, and, strengthened with these, they perpetrated immediately two other munders,
che on a
a young
Peruvian, the son
of the
charterer of the ship, the other midshipman
on a mir
to the ships. The chip
mate, second mate and crew had meanwhile
or
apprentice belonging
taken refuge in
in the rigging i
the chief mate
half
remained there for about two and a
hours, and it seems to have been determined
that his life should be forfect. He either
fell or threw himself upon deck
the
among disabling another in
boolies, killing
one and disabling his descent. He was
s
immediately despatched
and his body thrown overboard as the bodies of the other victims had been previously. thrown. The Recond mate and crew appear to
have
made no resistance but to have
submitted to
a
- have quietly
and to have
superior force, brought the reseb back to bhina in obedience to the orders of the Coolies, who from the time of the death of the Captain had the
entire possession and control of the vessels,
her course and plundering the
directing
and stores found on board.
cargo
Most of the Coolies deserted the ship
when she made the boast of China,
some miles
to the Northward of this fort; the remainder,
forty-five in number, were
brought into this harbour under the impression, induced second mate, that they
to Macao or
were
by the
being conveyed
had been unable
they had
Canton, as they
to leave with the rest . The ship arrived here on the 27th September. Having shown a
was
signal of distiegs, the was in
1 immediately visited by the police, and the Coolies wore, as I am informed, at once conveyed to the police station, it being considered
considered dangerous to
to
to allow them
remain on board during the night. On the prisoners being asked for their defence, of them, No Ahokey, facly admitted that he assisted to murder the Captains, but added that he
was no worse than the rest, for that
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