CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 183

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Subject to the intimation of your forwarding's perusal Letter of the 21st in the matter (to which I defer to my last letter) Not only awarded each prisoner to pay to the injured plaintiff the highest sum ($100) which the Compensation Clause allowed him, but also, of the magistrate's own instance, fined every one of the witnesses for the defence.

"Breach of the peace", for "wounding with intent to murder" the 20th January, and ordered proclamation in Chinese to forewarn of the proceedings in terrorem; _and_ Lastly, that upon my appeal, the same court then summarily declared the statement of my having Attorney General in the case to be utterly false and groundless.

I have had much anxiety about the receipt of my cover, beyond signature in my servant's letter book and I am therefore apraid that this time also there will be a detention until a subsequent trial? I shall nevertheless take the liberty to forward through the same channel my present communication, and I shall transmit the Duplicates of both through another channel, as I have hitherto done.

As leave having been granted me to proceed,

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Letter of the Honorable

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pieces of evidence - absolutely corroborative witnesses given before the Caldwell inquiry forming in upon as many heads, - have come to light concerning the making of their Report.

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Two of those pieces of evidence have been long since made known to the Authorities here and brought to have been long since reported by them to the Secretary of State.

Of the third, they are believed to be not as yet officially in possession.

The former two refer to the question of the guilt or innocence of Caldwell in respect

1st piracy.

2nd corrupt alliance. The Police Magistrate, Mr. Davies, to whom on his volunteering the same opened the main statement to me, reduced to writing and sent to the Governor about three months ago, the unsolicited confession of the Acting Inspector of Caldwell's steamer "Eaglet" in 1856, to me a fact that, under color of the convoy service - so verminous since recent disclosures in the Courts, - Caldwell himself, and the equipage suspected several piracies upon land and sea, at the times specified by the witnesses who attempted to screen their master from the threatened inquiry into the same: _ and that the convicted pirate, was not only a participator in that crime, though

Preatory to yourself, I sail after tomorrow, and that is pertinent to my voyage & journeys onward with all possible despatch.

In the mean time, it is right to inform His Excellency's Imperial Government, that three additional pieces

of further

Report of Convoy sailed truth from in their desperate ventures,

f. 2.

pencilative

2. More than six months are the pain Magistrate, in the hope of inducing his Jun Bousing and D. Bridges to forego their avowed resolution to dismiss Interpreter so _ (named in

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Subject to the intimation of your forwarding's perusal Letter of the 21st in the matter (to which I defer to my last letter) Not only awarded each prisoner to pay to the injured plaintiff the highest sum ($100) which the Compensation Clause allowed him, but also, of the magistrate's own instance, fined every one of the witnesses for the defence."Breach of the peace", for "wounding with intent to murder" the 20th January, and ordered proclamation in Chinese to forewarn of the proceedings in terrorem; _and_ Lastly, that upon my appeal, the same court then summarily declared the statement of my having Attorney General in the case to be utterly false and groundless.I have had much anxiety about the receipt of my cover, beyond signature in my servant's letter book and I am therefore apraid that this time also there will be a detention until a subsequent trial? I shall nevertheless take the liberty to forward through the same channel my present communication, and I shall transmit the Duplicates of both through another channel, as I have hitherto done.As leave having been granted me to proceed,AlLetter of the Honorablethepieces of evidence - absolutely corroborative witnesses given before the Caldwell inquiry forming in upon as many heads, - have come to light concerning the making of their Report.181Two of those pieces of evidence have been long since made known to the Authorities here and brought to have been long since reported by them to the Secretary of State.Of the third, they are believed to be not as yet officially in possession.The former two refer to the question of the guilt or innocence of Caldwell in respect1st piracy.2nd corrupt alliance. The Police Magistrate, Mr. Davies, to whom on his volunteering the same opened the main statement to me, reduced to writing and sent to the Governor about three months ago, the unsolicited confession of the Acting Inspector of Caldwell's steamer "Eaglet" in 1856, to me a fact that, under color of the convoy service - so verminous since recent disclosures in the Courts, - Caldwell himself, and the equipage suspected several piracies upon land and sea, at the times specified by the witnesses who attempted to screen their master from the threatened inquiry into the same: _ and that the convicted pirate, was not only a participator in that crime, thoughPreatory to yourself, I sail after tomorrow, and that is pertinent to my voyage & journeys onward with all possible despatch.In the mean time, it is right to inform His Excellency's Imperial Government, that three additional piecesof furtherReport of Convoy sailed truth from in their desperate ventures,f. 2.pencilative2. More than six months are the pain Magistrate, in the hope of inducing his Jun Bousing and D. Bridges to forego their avowed resolution to dismiss Interpreter so _ (named in
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to the intimation of dir fothe Bouning's peeling Letter of the 21. in the matter (po which deper to my last letter) Not inten only awarded each prisoner to pay to the injured plaintiff the highest tum (101) which the Componention Clause. The stagestrates' CedevRace of 1550 allowed. him, but abeo, of the sunsustrate's own instance, fined every one of the webresser for the defence

" Bromance, for "weegt prorrept Render the 20 thespery, and ordered prevela nation in Chinese to for suade of the proceedings in terrorem ; _and_ Lastly, that upon my appeal, the same count then sunphatically declared the statement of my having Attorney Genical in the case to achinmolis, mint frome Shir to utherly false and groundless.

I have had mad Southavey of the scccept of my cover, beyond signature in my se veant's letter booke and I am Therme apraid that this time also there will be a détention until a subsequent trail? I shall nevertheless tame the liberty to forward through the same channel my perdent communication, and I shall bremsuit the Duplicates of both through another channel, as I have Rothirle done.

apseemed le ach as

Seck leave havory been presided me to prosted,

Al

Litter of the Hond

the

prices of wordence - absolcitity corroborative wchines given before the Caldwell inquiry foming in upone as many heads, -have come to light conce. the making of their Report.

181

Two of those fiieces of ardenne have been- long since made known to the Authorlees here androught to have been long since reported by theme to the secretary of State.

کرنا

Of the third, they are beleived to be not as yet officially in propression

guill

The former two refer to the question of the

of or innocence of faldwell in respect

1.t piracy.

2nd corrupte alliance. The Police Inazialiste, Mr. Davies, to whom

on his volunteering the inme upened the man statement to me, reduced to writing and neither to the Governor about three months ago, the the

in and unsolicited confession of the Acting Infoncer of Caldwell's steamer "Eaglet in 1556, to me a rect that, under color of the convor service" _ so vermous " since recent disclosures in the Courts, - faldwell himself, and the equipage ju spetted several. piracies upon land and sex, at the times specified by the witnesses who attempted to screen their master from the threatened excuiry into the same: _ and that that shoulding, the convicted furate, was not only a partirice in that cleaner, tho

to England & the duration the sect being refents by this Miscertez un sonice lots o

" enbarte casty on the

dresstory of 24 Sonia in 15347

Preetheary to yourself, Fry after tomorrow, and thats puricente o myse

voyage & journeys poneward with all posible. despatch.

In the enean time, et is right to inform bir insigcity's Imperial (overrunent, that three additional

pieces

peniter of Freder

خریب می شد حمید

Report of Cove neperlen sailed truth frem in their disperate ventures,

f. 2.

pencilttive

2. More thane Scach Moniths are the pain Majistrale, in the hope of inducing his Joun Bousing and D. Bridges to forego their assaged resolution to disrip Interpreter sow _ (named in

مضا کہ مجھے

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