CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857 — Page 326

H

Cor

12.

Dr. Or

and

arm in the Fouse, and Inent

found that the place or courtyard he

was in did not communicate with the

House, as the Sentry had stated to me I saw some soap stono seals in the possesio of D: Orr . when at breakfast, but nothing else. I understood D: Orr. to say that he came by firr mission of fotonst Dinalop, Com-

per -manding at Hong Harf. The party under

oisr

my

command othe

had tomand a mile and a half tot Boats, and therefore nothing of bulk. could have been taken onthout my

my obering it. Where ne left the Fest the Mandarin's House was at the miray of the Mot which naw this collected there, The Shorts Soldais

having escaped as no entred . Assistant - Angeon Or hearing that he was likely to be reported for having looted, opened Jacket, and threm out the stones befor mentioned on the Breakfast Table, saying.

now, I have nothing,

ar the same time

"

This

The Court having maturely weighed the evidence adduced on the subject, submitted for their consideration, in the Aapitan & General's Motructions dated _

are

of.

Hong Kong. 25. September 1857.

ofinion that the expedition to fontoon

nas.

Prink

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and

on

was conducted with geat regularity. propriety, that no Looting took place the part of the Officers or mon employed; that afer insignificant articles of little value nue Brought over as mementos of the occasion

by some of the Offices; The Court honnier, carme. but remark on the conduct of Assistant - Ington, Orr, 59th Regiments, who appears have acted (not being in any may connected with the Repedition)

manner.

an

no to

improper of indiscerns With regard to the second point

ascelto 74: The Comt are unable to

what arcumstances His Excelency, The formors, private note to (donel Dunlop, Commanding at Hong Hag, but nas published in a local newspaper, attribute it to the very indiscret mode in which a copy of that note was sent round by aal of Colonel Dunlop, viz: with a memorandum for signature of nummons Officers,

(hmix Meforngreisgned)

in an open envelope

C. T. Van Than

& President

(Signed) Punk Hiphenom

185

tre

Mijar:

signed fense Barston Mogin.

Angal Kkilling.