CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6] — Page 463

the straits, is another and larger village called Nam shui, whilst on the

Seaward

face of the Smith island is

a slite larger pince Calied Mun Ivan

(tên wan

文湾

Ist es

especially

Both of these,

notormay

the latter were

resorted to by the sea going privales for

the disposed of them cxplived goods,

which were conv

were conversiently transporlesto Whincs to Mbacks and thoughing for salo, whilst

prossins ye were aber

obtained here by them. Black mail was

ales levied in the Strails on possing junks, for which this

für

papaze

is the

safest and

most envenient for vessels poking dow

the Coast.

A member of the Committee of

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gentry of the Hiang shan District board Commander It John's

was

on

and supplied the Chinese

and...

gunbort. Officials intelligeneo.

myself

with much useful

Hee stated, however, that

ther would be no likelihood of finding

any priationl junks at Pakshmi, as the intended dispatch of gumbouts had been talked of in the Chinese town at Hongking for

or 5 days frost and

the world immediality be known on Crush. His surmise, in this respect,

proved corrects.

(W

We lift Sin Sin at 10. PM,

the evening of the Soth but onnights a break down of the Bonterer's engines.

did not reach the islands until about