CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3] — Page 339

Inclosure No 4 in Despatch

No 14 of 1884

Colonial Secretary to United States' Consul.

(Copy) No 264.

A

Sui

Mattaya

332

Colonial Secretary's office,

Hong Kong, 8 March, 1864.

I am directed by His Excellency

The Governor to bring to your notice the

following circumstances connected with the recent visit of the Federal War Steamer

Wyoming

to these waters.

It was on

the 15th ultimo officially

reported that a charge was brought before the

Police Court of

this Colony

on

the same day

a Coolie (employed in Coaling the ship)

Map showing

the recent

in Hong Kong Water's.

position of the "Wyoming"

against ... for stealing

a metal bolt

from

on board the

Wyoming

and

from subsequent enquiries,

Horace N. Congar, Enge

M. S. Comand...

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