CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12] — Page 366

(as in fact always haffles) by

I made an inspection improper means, Immade of her yesterday. I found all the

as I d

30 or 40

arrangements of the Vessel, as for judge, excellent, butabat 40 (out of 350 / Papengers complained of having been enticed on board under false pretences, or Kidnapped, and appealed to me to be released. I had them seperates for: the rest, & when I sent for them ashore found they had een joined by others, the whole number amounting to between bod. 7o. Thave spent nearly all today in questioning. these individually (a goodmany of them in the presence of Mr Armero 2 Mr Boyd of Syme & Co3) 200

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are

yet bound by any agreements

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they all declare their unwillinge X' proceed in the tepel, I do not feel authorized to order them on

again,

any

board

nor see indeed that I have alternative but & release them

The top of so many men with seriosty

forty (I believe

inconvenience some,

Mr Armers, who is not in fault), but

are

mains

as there

not sufficient to discriminate between the really

no

only afgrieved of infortors, I can bully proceed upon the expressed with of the parties, who are bound by aby writter apreements. It is a well- -Known fact that mimbers of Impostors do make a business of in Cookie Shiefs for several subsisting beeks & then demanding to be purtashore.

The

source

of mischief in this carches

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