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would be on

the point oftailing.

Such is known to be a cornmon.

time a

practier at arrog. At the Lance laye mumber of the cases must sugnestionably have been gruime

most of the persons released hypoecented that they had hern

drcozed by promises af employment

into boats &

canied

the "Coldstiram" or

ori

board

to the Coolie

& the rest

Brokens village that they had hern simply kidnapped. Many had been ill teated by the brokers, & Warn on board all refrained from matring complaints from frem of the brokens who firquented ther Tassel.

It is dus & the master and

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Officers ofthe "Coldstran" to state that thery had refused breceive on board all passous who did

not appear &lave come voluntarily. Leurial to spittin begged that they might not be given up again to the

Coolie Brokers.

In visiting the Coldstren urfore are departine I had not anticipated the possibility ofsuch a result as that

· above detailed, all of the papangers, whose fiends had

complained at the Consulate, having hern alrady dischayed. I had expreted that our on two

caces anthic witmost might call for any enterpriruce

The "Coldstream" was the

first