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man was

discovered afterwards by

me to have agreed with the Mandarins to destroy the Steamer "Unicorn", I apprehended him

as a

dangerous character, and subsequently when certain Chinese

Official documents were

seized

at hamitar by Db. Mr. Steamer "Sampson", this

WAS

very matter

referred to._

The above are some few. instances in which I have rendered

peculiar service, but the records of the Police Court abound with so many cases in which I have been the principal officer concerned that I consider

it uncalled for

on my part to

give particulars, with a view to prove that during.

the whole

time I have been in the service

I have performed

my

Inties

conscientionsly and without

N. 4.

favor or

affection.

avne

In July 1855 my salary

annum

which I

/

but £400 per

found

Wat

insufficient to suppor

my large family, I had previously applied for

then

an increase, but was

informed that it could not be granted, I was reluctantly compelled to resign my situation to attach copy of the

and I

I bez Colonial Secretary's letter to me:

accepting my resignations. I

then entered into mercantile 4

business, having with the assistance of friends purchased a small Steamer of which I took the command myself while in this business I wa of assistance to the Colony, for having observed a fleet of

near Macao, I informed Fellowes

pirates

Capt.

of H. M. Steamer

"Rattler" of it, and at his

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