CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2] — Page 438

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guns,

small arms, stink pots and other articles, and proceeded to Macao, whence

ow

the

were

following morning, Monday, I sent the wounded fursons (to Hongking) by the Mail Steamer, where they extremely well treated by the crew- and presingers, and then passage money declined. On

On quilting the

"Opossum" the

offien

in Command

left

on my

table

a

with

document, which,

translation is enclosed).

Having remained the whole of

Monday the 19th to s

to sweep tribes &C.

I left Macas at midnight, and,

by

the advice of the chinese Merchant, searched Sandy Bay (St. Johns Island:) and the adjacent islands, anchoring for

431

the night at Samting. At daylight

on

Wednesday

the 14 we

proceeded

towards I_moom, which lies some

distance

a small river, and

by

a

ups a

pilot procured at Macar by the Merchant, miles of about noon,

were latten over about 15-

un sounded.

flats, where, at

the Gun Boat

the tide falling.

we were

grounded, and. obliged to remain

lill the following day. At about this time, the weather became too hazy for

objects moderately distant to be accurately distinguished,

soon appeared;

new us

ff..

and a

junk

standing down the River towards

the fun Boat, which had

ded on

grounded.

the edge of the channel, this was declared by the merchant to be his, upin

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