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the mouth of the Canton Duver and the other containing the master the passengers and

مان

part of reaching the deland

the Crew succeeded in

of

Steinan

whence they got a passage a Chinese dunk to macas, the

master of the dunk demanding

2000 Dollars

the Shipwrecked seamen to trencas,

Since will perceive

and

your

that both the Starbor Master and

Mess? Jardine Matheson & Co consider the sum

exorbitant, and pronounce the sum

2000 Dollars 72,000

in:

of

500 Dollars to be ample

remuneration

for

the servic

rendered.

the

sum of

for

the

Service.

I transmit

the

a

copy of

conrespondence that has taken

place between this bovernment and

Mass Jardine Matheson & So

the Consignces of

the lost Ship

relative to the payment of

the

dunk marter's claim for bringing

Į

Mess Jardine Matheson AC:

declined to

on

pay

the 500 Dollars

are

the ground that they doubtful of the Owners agreeing with them as it's being

an

equitable claim, and I have thought it right under these

circumstances and on

the