CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7] — Page 100

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Gown

upor

called us

which they laughed), fools and said they

rcould not give the roomen up,

that the 4 mew should be delivera

wo we

ready

to them and that they to fight, I then (after eigplaining

to them what I was about to do

doj

returned to the Chip,

and

fired

through some houses which had

been left by their inmates, and

the womnew

were immediately

chruss out from the crowd, and

brought on board by

they

lear

ww

I then released the 4

Chinamen, and returned to the

our

Junk which had been ruww ashoro, and brought her and the one preciously

captured, to this Port.

Awaiting your ins

instructions

relative to the disposal of the live

Junks and the recaptured women).

I have, yo,

(DigiT) N. C. St Johno,

Lieutenant Connaming.

(Iruce Cory

MAAlexande

Acting Colonial Seculary.

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