CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4] — Page 77

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this Colony on the nights of the 13th and 14th September, 1864-

I have now the hour to forward for your information the following documents on this subject which have within the last few days been sent to me

for my pernial

by the Major General Commanding

Forces in Chinx.

Her Majesty's

I. Extinct of the Minutes

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a Court

of Inquiry accombled at Stomphong

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the 23rd Septeraber, 1864.

II. Major General Guy's remarks

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the above.

III. General Order dated Houphong

22nd November 1864..

You will observe

from

there

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papers that the Military Authorities here acknowledge that disgraceful "outrages on homes, property, and

were

persons

perpetrated in the "Town of Victoria Hongkong on the " 13th and 14th September 1884 by men "of the 99th Regiment" _ and that the non-apprehension or identification of any of the rioters on the 13. September is attributed to "great neglect " on the

the

part of

Officer in Command of "the Picquet on that occasion.

be

for

After this decision it will

my duty to forward by next mail the consideration of Ster Majesty's Government the applications which I have received for compensation