brought the prisoners within British jurisdiction I could not permit their being given over to any Foreign Authority, and therefore that I should report the case to Her Majesty's Government if the men were not all brought back at once. He was fortunate enough to get them all returned to him within a few days and they were safely landed as freemen.
Trying them here the same day, and as there was not a particle of evidence to convict them Justice punishes no further steps were taken against them.
I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient Servant, Rikard Graves MacDonnell Governor.
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Sir P. Bowring 480
I do not think, that the Duke of Newcastle labored under any misconception when he approved of Sir J. Bowring's mode of dealing with Pirates when captured - That despatch merely laid down what the line of duty for the force of Hong Kong ought to be.
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brought the prisoners within Bulish finishi
wisdiction I could not permit their
being quen
over
to
any Foreign Authority,
and therefores that I should report the
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not all
brought back at once.
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all retumet to him within a
the
were
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safely landed as freemen.
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and as
homs, and on the
there
was
not a ponticle of evidence to Convict them
Jus puncites no further stipo
I
them.
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against have the honor to be,
Mey Land,
taken
Your Lordship's most obedient, Servant,
Rikard Frames Mardonmell
Gavemar.
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laid down
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