CO129-171 - Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [7-11] -- Sir Kennedy - 1875 [12] — Page 19

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four of whom were put on board, and

the macter directed to follow the

and

до

Euston's bruiser to Canton which he

• promised to do, but on rearing Hong. -Rong he altered his course and on

being signalled to keep it, refresed_ red further states he intended to go to Stoughtong and would not go to Whampion After being repeatedly warned and informed he would be fired into of the persisted in his altempt to excope, his ruth

Crippled by hoo or three shot from the "Feng-chas hai," the hull_ of the vessel being injured only by a bolt which flew from come part a fracture

was

of

the rudder and made à fracture

་

which admitted some water with the

to great

after compartment but in no quentity.

The case coming before

one.

in the usual way, I arranged

for a sieved Court of enquers in accordance with the reeles for point investigation

confiscation and fine by the

tion in cases

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Custom House -buthorities, agreed upon between In Rutherford Alcock and the Prince of Kung in 1868. I received your despatch lale yesterday cooning and on the Court assomething to day I stated to the Hackwan the purport- thereof and requested to be informed.