M 2204
to Hong Kong
that this official of the Spanish Fleet, who had escaped with large sums belonging to the public Treasury, should be handed over.
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Enclosure 4
Colonial Secretary's office.
Hongkong 17th December 1872.
Sir,
I am directed by the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th instant, regarding the British vessel "Reina Christina", and to inform you that his Excellency regrets to observe that you are labouring under an apparent misapprehension in this matter.
I am to point out to you that the Spanish Merchant ship "Reina Christina", in which the fugitive Ortiz de Pinez escaped, loaded its cargo within the territorial waters of this Colony, and that a certain...
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M 2204
to Hong Kong
that this official of the Spanish Fleet, who had escaped with
large
belonging to the
public Treasury, should had.
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Enclosure 4
Colonial Secty's office.
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