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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]",
        "page_number": 107,
        "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]",
        "content_text": "war with the Chinese, but that I would land \na force (as the Americans have done) to ... \nprotect English lives and property, and that if it were necessary I might do the same for the same purpose\n\nI intimated that I was about to \nsend your Excellency a despatch by the Raven which the American commodore had kindly placed at my disposal and I would send any despatch for the Council. It appears from what the President, The Bishop, told me that the Council was \nforced into this step by the pressure from without. The People wanted to avenge their Governor. I said I thought it \nunwise and unnecessary to take the Barrier as they could not keep it without also taking the Fort which commanded it and from which the Chinese had already opened fire, but that now Chinese troops were landing to reinforce the Fort, they had better destroy the Barrier and retire within their \nown walls. It would be desirable to have the \"Medea\" here and I have sent a letter to that \neffect to Commander Lockyer who I have also desired to wait on Your Excellency for Instructions as to what assistance I am to render the Portuguese and if under any circumstances I shall be justified in taking an active part with the Portuguese.\n\nI should not be surprised \nat a Revolution taking place here.\n\n(signed) E. H. Frobidge \nColonial Secretary.\n\nPage 105",
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        "page_number": 266,
        "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]",
        "content_text": "known to the local authorities on the opposite coast. I once pressed upon him the importance of coöperative measures, and offered, if he would supply guides, to send vessels to destroy some of these people said to be established on the Island of Chang chew, regular strongholds. He replies by a personal compliment to the reports of our success, defends the population of Chang chow against the charge of lawless pursuits, on the ground of their being wealthy and respectable, and ridicules the idea of the forts affording cover to pirates; insinuating, in reply to my remark that I had been unwilling to attack people living on Chinese territory, that the Government is bound to afford protection only to its own subjects.\n\nFor the real state of the seas within a day's sail of the colony, I beg to refer Your Lordship to Commander Lockyer's report.\n\nThe Steamer \"Phlegethon\" has been considered by Captain Troubridge the vessel best calculated, from her small draught of water and peculiar equipment, to perform efficiently the service on which he proposes to send her. Of this he must be allowed to be the best judge. It therefore remained for me, upon the receipt of his application, to decide whether she could be spared from her post at Canton. The most perfect tranquillity has prevailed for some months past, both in and about the city, and I see nothing in the present aspect of things at that place to prevent my acceding to Captain Troubridge's request, with which I have accordingly complied.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) S. G. Bonham\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary",
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        "id": 229324,
        "series_id": 27,
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        "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]",
        "page_number": 275,
        "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]",
        "content_text": "25\n\nboilers; and shortly afterwards an accident occurred in the engines, which detained the ships upwards of five hours. Under these circumstances I did not conceive myself justified in prolonging the absence of this ship from Hongkong, and I accordingly determined to rejoin without loss of time.\n\nI have to report my arrival here, and have, &c.\n\n(Signed) W. N. L. Lockyer, Commander.\n\nW. H. L. Lockies, Acty Commander.\n\nTrue Copy\n\nColonial Secretary\n\n \n\nInclosure No. 2 in Despatch No. 126 of 1849\n\n269\n\nA List of Piracical Junks taken and destroyed by the boats of Her Majesty's Steam vessel \"Medea\", on the 8th of September, 1849.\n\n  \n    No.\n    Tons\n    Guns\n    Men\n  \n  \n    1. Sunk\n    170\n    8\n    30\n  \n  \n    2. Sunk\n    230\n    10\n    50\n  \n  \n    3. Junk\n    230\n    10\n    40\n  \n  \n    4. Sunk\n    150\n    8\n    30\n  \n  \n    5. Junk\n    150\n    8\n    40\n  \n\nThe bow and stern chasers of these junks were long 18-pounders; the other guns were 12-pounders. There were, besides, a great number of Gingalls on board each, and immense quantities of powder and shot laying about the Decks.\n\n(Signed) W. N. L. Lockyer, Commander.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary",
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