CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857 — Page 115

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in a Steam repel frm

Macao,

they had bags with them, but no chests; afterwards

aged in

or o escaped.

the shore- The Steamer returned

with another batch of 86 about the desire

a week after.

men were on

board thre

four days before we sailed,

and

in dem

86

state frow sea sickness, having experienced heavy cucation on that pasenges from

Macao.

about the second day, the Emigration. I

Officer

came

orr

board and all the emigrants that were able assembled

-

I believe the Dory of I butine te

cudo in

twice if

on the deak - The Emigration Officer addressed them in the Chinese language, not individually, but generally. __

The Captain ordered me to

4190 below, and report how many were too ill to come repon deck. I found

30 were

tu, and

bound

There suffering

}

in their berths, and did for request

not make their appearance

deck - Before this one

ou

of them had

quia sickness Jescincipally

No person

died, and his body had been

sent on shore. - This was the only hine the Emigration Officer spate

to the men. -

When

we were

about gething

muder weigh the Emigrants began to mutiny, the Captain

vas ar

shore at the time, but

finding they were likely to be Noublesome, we lowered the fore top-sail - When the master ce on board and found how matters stood, he returned again to them shore, and went to the Agents, a Mep = Lyell 46 ? the Charterers. Forne

person from their Office

and

came w

fur affall board, with Dor 10 policemen armed,

Offer thies occasion,

they unquies in and the Emigrants

as sista interfere

any way.

to

do not recriteets

armundeer

were all sent.

to their berths. I hree policemom

tuito amore than persianced on board all night

that stated

2

Ko

died

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