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ether with a third who also came down from Amoy will be sent up in the Steamer "Armenian" the master

of that vessel being instructed, to hand

them ti

you

with this letter.

I have to

(Regnes) M. H. Alexander,

Acting Colonial Secretary

(True Copy) Mr Alexan

Acting Colonial Secutary

(Copy) No 608

Sir.

Colonial Secretary's office,

Honghong, 4th August, 1865.

I have to inform you

that the

Spaniard and 46 Portuguese sent down from

Amoy

were

brought to trial before the

Supreme Court

on the 27th ultimo and

Convicted of Piracy and Murder upon which

sentence of death was

you

With

passed upon them.

reference

to the Chinese Witnesses

sent down, having guaranteed their~ return to the Chinese Authorities - I regret.

to inform you

that at 3.30 a.m

a.m. on

of them

Sunday the 30th ultimo one

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,

Amoy