CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7] — Page 13

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under no

numbers of Lorches and other craft are equipped at Macao - and that these vessels sailing under a foreign flag enter the Creeks and bays of the Seaboard of China - where they at times attack villages and carry off the people and at other times inveigle laborers by various pretexts on board, where they are immediately put under hatches, and, as soon as a sufficient Cargo is collected, they are carried off to Macao, whence they are shipped to Cuba in apparent conformity with the Government Regulations.

A.

In the enclosed correspondence, I have pointed out that the parties who invest their money in these kidnapping speculations must be regarded as the best judges whether the Mack's Rules can prevent their reaping the fruits of their enterprise. Consequently, the insufficiency of those Rules is attested by the fact that such speculators never fail in passing their victims, as voluntary Emigrants, through all the Regulations of the Port.

5.

The injurious effect of these proceedings on the feelings of the

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11 under no numbers of Lorches and other craft are equipped at Macao - and that these vessels sailing under a foreign flag enter the Creeks and bays of the Seaboard of China - where they at times attack villages and carry off the people and at other times inveigle laborers by various pretexts on board, where they are immediately put under hatches, and, as soon as a sufficient Cargo is collected, they are carried off to Macao, whence they are shipped to Cuba in apparent conformity with the Government Regulations. A. In the enclosed correspondence, I have pointed out that the parties who invest their money in these kidnapping speculations must be regarded as the best judges whether the Mack's Rules can prevent their reaping the fruits of their enterprise. Consequently, the insufficiency of those Rules is attested by the fact that such speculators never fail in passing their victims, as voluntary Emigrants, through all the Regulations of the Port. 5. The injurious effect of these proceedings on the feelings of the
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11 under no numbers of Lorches and other craft are equipped at Macao- and that these vessels sailing flag- enter the Creeks and bays of the Seaboard of China - where they at times attack villages and carry off the people and at other times inveigle laborers by various fretexts board, where they are immediately but under hatches, and, as doom ده is collected, sufficient Cargo are carried off to Macas, whence they are shipped to Cuba in apparent conformity with the Government Regulations. A. In the enclosed correspondence I have pointed out that the farties, who invest their money in these Kidnapping speculation must be regarded as the best judges whether the Macks Rules cani the fruits prevent their reafing of their enterprise. Consequently the insufficiency of those Rules is attested by the fact that such speculators never fail in paking their victims, as voluntary Emigrants, through all the Regulations of the Post. 5. The injurious effect of there on the feelings of the proceedings
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11

under no

numbers of Lorches and other craft are equipped at Macao- and that these vessels sailing

flag- enter the Creeks and bays of the Seaboard of China - where they at times attack villages and carry off the people and at other times inveigle laborers by various fretexts

board, where they

are immediately but under

hatches, and,

as doom

ده

is collected,

sufficient Cargo are carried off to Macas, whence they

are

shipped to

Cuba in apparent conformity with the Government Regulations.

A.

In the enclosed correspondence

I have pointed out that the farties,

who invest their

money

in these

Kidnapping speculation must be regarded as the best judges whether the Macks Rules cani

the fruits

prevent their

reafing

of their enterprise. Consequently the

insufficiency of those Rules is attested by the fact that such speculators never fail in paking their victims, as voluntary Emigrants, through all the Regulations of the Post.

5.

The injurious effect of there

on the feelings of the

proceedings

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