CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 379

an information was laid before me by a respectable shopkeeper of Victoria that on the 10th Instant a boat in which he had sugar, blue dye, and seed, had been captureds by pirates, two of the crew two women

of on board being killed by the perat:. That on the 11

11th

Instant after having given information of the piracy: to the Police, he proceeded to search the parious hongo and at Wonge thee's shop; Bonham Strand, found a portion of the sugar and

gavand

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blue dye, that he immediskly proceded to Wong.

Akee at

the Central Market and

demanded the

he sugar de and that Wong the complied

with his demand, staten.

stating that he could not produce

the

he person(named Mong bee) who had given him the This sugar is by sugar. This

other evidence undoubtedly identified as part of the property pirated. Upon this information of issued a search warrant and a warrant of apprehension.

It will be perceived

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