CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 410

as these cases

Appear to me to

require

The "John Cabin

John sailed from story Kong for Havana

on the 13th of March 1856, with 298 Emigrants on board,

and lost 135; the

Duke of Portland sailed from Hong Kong for the lame

destination on the 3rd

of April 1856, with

3332 Emigrants

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board, and lost 128.

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So deplorable

a mortality, occurring on board of two

oftero

British Phips despatched

from the Chief Port

of a British Government

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China, could

not fail to execite both the deep repet

of this Government,

And also an

Auxciety

to detect it's Causes

and endeavour to

quard against it'ó

recurrence. The

Inain points to be

Ascertained are

whether