CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12] — Page 389

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Seven for

385

Sir,

British Consulate,

San Francisco, 10 Septr. 1853 .

I have the honor to acknowledge

receipt of your Despatch No. 17 dated 25th January last. Siner the receipt, I have been endeavouring to ascertain

the voyage of the

particulars respecting

Lorcha "Martha" in 1851, but have

hitherto been unsuccessful, - not one to

whom the

inquiry

has been addressed.

knowing anything whatever of the reeseb

August

prior to her arrival here in -1852 . Shortly after her entry into this Port, she was sold by Hiram B. Hedges

as

to a

Attorney for John Armstrong, Mr. Fricher and five other British

W. Caine, lege

Colonial Lecretary, Hongkong