CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9] — Page 264

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jumped overboard, I do nos senere if

they

were drowned, but the river is

very wide, I had

I

a

crew of sever.

remained in the Juns alone, the

tûr boats came

about thirliy

alongside, there were

mew on board of them.

The Prisoner was one

a

of them, he was

the headman. They took

lvar to

my

Jook shaw whew then I was taken to

i

a shed, and had

a

chai

put

OVA

my

fees. The Prisoner told me I must write home to my friends for $1,000

to be ransoned. I told him I had

Mo More

property,

I

was Rept

Meget there

about a month in chains and

ALOLO

made to work for the Prisoner in

scutting wood and carrying

as a Coolie

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