CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9] — Page 25

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Julho de 1865.

(Signed) Joze Rodriques foetho do Amaral

Governador de Macao.

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WAAlexand

Acting Colonial Secretary

(Translation)

Meest Excitent Sir

I have

just

learnt from the Daily

Press of to-day that Sentence

that Sentence of Death has

been passed by the Supreme Court of Hongthing

upon some individuals

for

the

Crime of Piracy.

It appearing that certain of them are

Portuguese Subjects, Your Excellency

the regret

fully perceive

with

which such an.

event much canse me. Withiout by any

means doubting that they may

deserved the severe

Heis Excellency

M. T. Mireer Inn.

Acting Governon of

Hungting

have

punishment to which