Two Hong Kong Fah hi vessels, having been detected by the Scenon batt Commissioner's cruisers, in the act of smuggling salt, spain, sulphur, and satopetre into that Chinese port, were then captured and attacked, and one confiscated.
The other boat, escaping, conveyed the intelligence to Caldwell at Hong Kong.
Caldwell's (Chinese Shroff part (money lender and banker) was the owner of the captured boat; - and application was made to Admiral Seymour.
The Admiral very properly, as I suppose, reposed the applicants to Her Majesty's Consul at Fauton, the capital of the province.
For Mr. Parkes summoned the parties and their witnesses to appear before him.
At this stage the Admiral quitted Hong Kong for England.
On the day of the Admiral's departure and before the case had been heard by Mr. Consul Parkes, impatience led to a renewed application to the Senior Naval Officer on the Hong Kong station, Captain McClatchen.
By these means, Gunboats were sent against Namtão, with instructions which were faithfully carried out. You will remember that the security taken by Commander Bythesea, for the payment of a sum of money, on that occasion, specified Mr. Caldwell himself, as the person to whom that payment was to be made at Hong Kong.
It gives me no manner of comfort to be told, that the expedition was commended by an officer of the British navy, whose duty it was to oversee and control Mr. Caldwell's proceedings, and to prevent the doing of injustice.
For, most unhappily, the effect of ...
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Two Hong Kong Fah hi vessels, having been detected by the Scenon batt Commissioner's cruisers, in the act of smuggling salt, spain, sulphur, and satopetre into that Chinese port, were
then Captured and attacked, and one confiscated.
The other boat, excaping, conveyed the intelligence to Caldwell at Hong Kong.
Caldwell's (Junese Shroff
part (money lender and banker) was a,
the captured boat; - and of Aduciral Seymour was applied to.
owner
The Aamuccal very properly, as I suppose, reposed the appleients to ther Majesty's Consul at fauton, the capitat of the province.
For Mr. Parkes summoned the parties and their witnepes to appear before him.
At this stage the Admiral quitted
Hong Kong for England.
On the day of the Admirali depastare and before the case had been heard by Mr
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to overse and havy, whose duty it was
control Mr. Caldwell's proceedings, and do prevent the doing of injustice.
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