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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