CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 291

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understand it to be the Consul's intention to inform the Government at Washington.

On the 5th instant, the Consul reported officially that an American vessel, the "Farsic" had arrived here from San Francisco and the Hawaiian Islands, and that when on the high seas between Honolulu and Hong Kong, six of her crew were guilty of felonious and piratical acts on board said vessel.

I use the Consul's own words, as they are important, but I believe the fact to be that these men had formed a plot to seize the vessel, which was happily discovered and frustrated.

In the meantime, the Acting Superintendent of Police had, at the Consul's request, as an act of courtesy, taken charge of the alleged offenders and detained them in the Police Office.

The Consul's application was to the effect that the alleged prisoners should be detained by the Police Authorities of this Colony until he could complete the examination and testimony touching the charges,

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287 understand it to be the Consul's intention to inform the Government at Washington. On the 5th instant, the Consul reported officially that an American vessel, the "Farsic" had arrived here from San Francisco and the Hawaiian Islands, and that when on the high seas between Honolulu and Hong Kong, six of her crew were guilty of felonious and piratical acts on board said vessel. I use the Consul's own words, as they are important, but I believe the fact to be that these men had formed a plot to seize the vessel, which was happily discovered and frustrated. In the meantime, the Acting Superintendent of Police had, at the Consul's request, as an act of courtesy, taken charge of the alleged offenders and detained them in the Police Office. The Consul's application was to the effect that the alleged prisoners should be detained by the Police Authorities of this Colony until he could complete the examination and testimony touching the charges,
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2 287 understand it to be the Consul's intention to lo diis Government at Washington On the 5th instant, Alez Allow the Consul reported officially that an American vessel, the Farsic had arrived Sure from Tun Francisco and the Hawaian Islands, and that when on the high scus between Honolulu and H chung trong six of her crew" were guilty of felonious and piratical acts on "board said vessel." I use the Consul's own words, as they are important, but I believe the fact to be that these men had formed plot to seize the messel, which happily discoverect and frustrated. In the meantime the stand» Acting Superintendent of I dive had, at the Consul's request act of courtesy, charge of the Säker antar and detained them in the Police Office. 5 the Consul's application was to the effect that the alleged prisoners should be "suply # detained by the Idice Authorities " " "of this Coleny. until he could complete the examination and "testimony touching the charges,
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287

understand it to be the Consul's

intention to

lo diis

Government at Washington

On the 5th instant, Alez Allow the Consul reported officially that an American vessel, the Farsic had arrived Sure from Tun Francisco and the Hawaian Islands, and that

when on the high scus between

Honolulu and H

chung trong

six

of her crew" were guilty of felonious and piratical acts on "board said vessel."

I use the Consul's own

words, as

they

are

important,

but I believe the fact to be

that these men had formed

plot to seize the messel, which happily discoverect and

frustrated.

In the meantime the

stand»

Acting Superintendent of I dive had, at the Consul's request act of courtesy,

charge of

the

Säker

antar and detained

them in the Police Office.

5

the Consul's application

was to the effect that the alleged prisoners should be "suply

#

detained by the Idice Authorities

"

"

"of this Coleny.

until he could

complete the examination and

"testimony touching

the charges,

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