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4.

-Grcial Teals,

These artioles wee handed over by me

me byn to the authorities at Conloon, with a message from FC.. The Governor, to the effect, that if

now any more artistes missing he would do his best to recover them.

the to

There

The Mandarin being ill, I did not

sa him, but one of his Officers stated to me

that there une several other articles. missing, of which he furnished mo with a list a short time afterwards :- In this list, which I now see, before.

the following articles of value; viz: –

2 Watches,

1 Box, containing

15 Dollars,

me.

are

12 Seals

and sorral articles of Pur Clothing, Official Robes . Hemon's Dressy. Y

Ireported to H.C. The Governor, that some Official Robes had been offered for Sale in the Colone, but I have ban unable

to hace in any way, whence the Thates whiproomed

Major Cozalit, Madras NJ, states hiscected to Corlown in command of an Expedition, on the 21. April 1857, Consisting of European & Native Boops, in beats t furnished br. the Arizal Mary and "Pace ;

after landing the whole of the Goops at the nearest point, the boats proceeded sound

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to the harbour of Contion. During the time the Fort was occupied by the hoops, the -Arms were piled, and the Min kept by thin Arms, under the eyes of their Officers . On aniving in the Fort, I entered the house of the Mandarind, accompanied by "Mr. Bridges,

and on bearing it, ordord abuard to be placed

to be placed cow it, with orders

was

entirely at the

I allow nobody to enter : - thee Guard remained there until we finally left the Fort, accompa- -nied by the Mandaine, when the house : being without protection, entirely

shery of the crond of Chinese who whe rokching our proceding I ; the authorches having abandoned it previous to our ansial with the exception of the Mandain, in our custody

I On marching back through the village. the shops New all open,

open, and the people at their usual employments.

On rr. embarking, Toberord some of the Glicins in possession of some Mandarin Hats, and Small Stones, with inscriphons out upon them, carried away as curiosities but I did not see a single artide of value,

bundle in possession of any feoir or Soldier during Poor March to the Boats, article of Mothing

or any

nor do I belive that any

Fur,