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hape d'Aguilar this 31st October 1876.

(signed) H. Thomsett

Marine Magistrate.

THE L. Declared: I am an assistant at the Light house at Cape d'Aguilar.

To the Registrar. "On the 29th ultimo at about 5 PM, I was engaged in lighting the lamp of the light house. I saw a boat with one Mast coming from the direction of Leeward towards Cape d'Aguilar. I also saw a Mandarins' boat coming from the Eastward at Cape d'Aguilar towards the other boat. I say a Mandarin boat because she had a yellow flag in the stern with a Dragon in it. In the bow, there was a white triangular flag with a red border and above this, a red pendant. This flag had some Chinese characters on it. The Mandarin boat was close to Cape d'Aguilar when I saw her. There were more than ten men in her. The crew had red coats on. There were wire wires over her. The man was in white jacket. The Mandarin boat was rowing and sailing and was trying to catch the other boat. The other boat got into the Bay and beached the boat and then jumped out and ran towards the light house. Before the Officer's boat was backed, I saw the...

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69 hape d'Aguilar this 31st October 1876. (signed) H. Thomsett Marine Magistrate. THE L. Declared: I am an assistant at the Light house at Cape d'Aguilar. To the Registrar. "On the 29th ultimo at about 5 PM, I was engaged in lighting the lamp of the light house. I saw a boat with one Mast coming from the direction of Leeward towards Cape d'Aguilar. I also saw a Mandarins' boat coming from the Eastward at Cape d'Aguilar towards the other boat. I say a Mandarin boat because she had a yellow flag in the stern with a Dragon in it. In the bow, there was a white triangular flag with a red border and above this, a red pendant. This flag had some Chinese characters on it. The Mandarin boat was close to Cape d'Aguilar when I saw her. There were more than ten men in her. The crew had red coats on. There were wire wires over her. The man was in white jacket. The Mandarin boat was rowing and sailing and was trying to catch the other boat. The other boat got into the Bay and beached the boat and then jumped out and ran towards the light house. Before the Officer's boat was backed, I saw the...

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69 hape d'Aguilar this 314 thes 31st October 1876. (signed) H. by Thomsett gr G G Marine Magistrate. ALE THE L. an absistant at the Light house at To the Ro Lung. Declared_ I am, Cups d'Aguilar = "On the 29th ultime A but 5 CM. Swas engaged in lighting the lawp of the light house. I saw a boat with one Mast ning from the directions of_ Leew Abe Law town to Cape d'Aquilar I also sau a Mandarins boat coming from the Eastward at bak. d'Aguilar towards the other boat, I say a Mandarin boat because she yellow flag in the stern J had a with a Dragone in it In the bow there. 10as a white triangular flag with a Avas red border and above this tl: A. red prudant. This flag bod sou Change characters on it the Mandarini Chinese leape tout was close to base d'Aguilar May when I saw her there than Www sin red coals ov. wire wore her. The crew had Que man was in ai White Gachet The Mandarin bout was sowning and sailing and was trying to catch the other boat. The other boat got into the Bay the mone in her beached the boat and then jumped out and ran the right house. Before the Officers boat was bacled, I saw the ufs towards

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hape d'Aguilar this 314

thes 31st October 1876. (signed) H. by Thomsett gr G G Marine Magistrate.

ALE

THE L. an absistant at the Light house at

To the Ro Lung. Declared_ I am,

Cups d'Aguilar = "On the 29th ultime A but 5 CM. Swas

engaged in lighting the lawp of the light house. I saw a boat with one

Mast

ning from the directions of_

Leew

Abe Law town to Cape d'Aquilar I also

sau a

Mandarins boat

coming from the Eastward at bak. d'Aguilar towards the other boat, I say a Mandarin boat because she

yellow flag in the stern

had a

with a Dragone in it In the bow there. 10as a white triangular flag with a

Avas

red border and above this tl:

red prudant. This flag bod sou Change characters on it the Mandarini Chinese

leape

tout was close to base d'Aguilar May when I saw her there

than

Www sin

red coals

ov.

wire wore

her. The crew had

Que man was in

White Gachet The Mandarin bout

was

sowning and sailing and was trying to catch the other boat. The other boat got into the Bay the mone in her beached the boat and then jumped out and ran the right house. Before the Officers boat was bacled, I saw the

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