CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 44

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about two hundred Chinese

were collected at the entranc

of the village and by the medium of Mr. Tong Akur Chief interpreter

I.com.

o

of the Police

Court, I communicated the

wv ad

stated

ind

object of my visit ; after some discussion the villagers s that "How Ahpch". charge of some of this nearest relatives at the village of "The quoi about four miles inland, and that they were reluctant to deliver him up. but that if the party of Police would go to the village that

they would be intimidated. into immediate compliance.

arr

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Sinformed them that the

rangment Anreceive the that village

man at 1

was

made by themselves and

that my

orders were not to

that arrangment,

deviate from that cerra

that if deception and lying

was

• practised that ill co consequences would fall upon themselves, as I should be, compelled to carry off additional hostages

ander

probably burn down the village ; that the inconvenien

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