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soupt or

bersial of the

jurisdiction of the

botorial lesuits

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Afferers committest

bound American

Jessels in the

Harbour of the

Estern

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Sir,

57

U.S. Steam Frigate sau froints

Hongkong,

Hemghing, fully 4. 1866.

"

-Ilearned

It is with much regret Ilarres

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an

to day that on the 22 instant in armed force moaded the bargue "Annie "Buckwom", an American

revvel lysing 11

in the port of Houghing,

sin

Enyhing

and took from her folm M. Pischer, the Chief prente, subjectes luim to simprisonment, and tried him in the Court of this place for an alleged offence, affecting the divsipline of the beveel, charged against him by deverter. Al save clearly gaining under the jurisdiction of the Wiited States Brivul.

In addition to this

aggression

sepon the American flay, I lease als that the United States bouul, in

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