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G. Overbuck to bolonial Secretary 221

Dir

of your

Prussian Nice Consulate,

Nictoria, Hongkong

2376

May,

1865

I have the honor to acknowledge receipt

letter

of yesterday's date, informing

has mo

Governor

Theis Exalliney the Gnom

the Nice Admiralty Court

of

me that

peiver to control

this Colony, by order of

which the Pression Schooner Bachante had been seized,

but that a copy of my letter of 2004 instant would be

forwarded to the Acting Judge of that Court.

Hearing

no means at

my

Cmimand to

ascertain who beyond Heis Excellency the Vice. Admiral of this bolong the Controlling power

W. H. Alexander Expr.

Acting Colonial Secretary

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