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cy and who were reported to be under restraint. They informed me that they were not imprisoned but threatened with their lives. I have found here distinct traces of this village having been mixed up in the disturbance. Powder, bullets, &c., were discovered in their ancestral temple. I called upon them to produce the large guns used by them to salute me when I paid a visit here last August, but they are not forthcoming, which is strong presumptive evidence that they have been used to resist our troops. At 1.30 p.m. we proceeded to the village of Ha Tsun about a mile distant from here. We were met with a salvo of crackers and two of the elders came out to receive us. One of them was among the party that kotowed at Government House. He said he had not been imprisoned, but had been unable to restrain the villagers. I demanded the production of the ring-leaders. They said they had fled over to Nam Tau and one to Canton. I asked him to surrender any arms there might be in the village, but none were produced. Some may be surrendered this evening. A villager of Ha Tsun informs me that British troops were at his village this morning, having landed from Deep Bay. This is the first intelligence we have received of the landing of additional troops. To-morrow we propose to allow the troops to have a rest which they very much require and in the hope that we may receive definite information regarding the other body of troops. All of us are well.
(SÁ.) J. H. STEWART LOCKHART.
7 p.m.
Captain
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cy and who were reported to be under restraint. They informed
me that they were not imprisoned but threatened with their
lives. I have found here distinct traces of this village having
been mixed up in the disturbance.Powder, bullets, &c., were dis-
covered in their ancestral temple.I called upon them to pro-
duce the large guns used by them to salute me when I paid a
visit here last August, but they are not forthcoming, which is
strong presumptive evidence that they have been used to resist
our troops. At 1.30 p.m. we proceeded to the village of Ha Tsun
about a mile distant from here. We were met with a salvo of
crackers and two of the elders came out to receive us.One of
them was among the party that kotowed at Government House, He
said he had not been imprisoned, but had been unable to res-
train the villagers. I demanded the production of the ring-
leaders. They said they had fled over to Nam Tau and one to
Canton. I asked him to surrender any arms there might be in
the village, but none were produced. Some may be surrendered
this evening. A villager of Ha Tsun informs me that British
troops were at his village this morning, having landed from
Deep Bay. This is the first intelligence we have received of
the landing of additional troops.To-morrow we propose to al-
low the troops to have a rest which they very much require
and in the hope that we may receive definite information re-
garding the other body of troops. All of us are well.
(SÁ.)J.H.STEWART LOCKHART.
7 p.m.
Captain
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