Ofício do assistente substituto do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Wang, ao procurador de Macau, sobre a agressão ao marinheiro português António José praticada por Rong Ya-Gou
This administrative document, dated the tenth month of the forty-second year of the Qianlong reign (November 1777 CE), originates from Xiangshan County and records proceedings concerning an injury case involving foreign sailors. Huang, the Acting Left Magistrate of Xiangshan County, submits a report...
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1777-12-14
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/WSSK2F9F/viewer_WSSK2F9F.html |
| Summary: | This administrative document, dated the tenth month of the forty-second year of the Qianlong reign (November 1777 CE), originates from Xiangshan County and records proceedings concerning an injury case involving foreign sailors. Huang, the Acting Left Magistrate of Xiangshan County, submits a report referencing a petition by foreign headmen alleging that sailors from Atlantic vessels were verbally abused and physically assaulted by a local individual identified as Rong Yaogou. The magistrate notes that prior instructions required foreign headmen to monitor the injured parties, ensure medical treatment, and report upon recovery; however, no response was received, constituting deliberate administrative delay. A supplementary warrant is consequently issued commanding foreign headmen Lou Duoni et al. to immediately verify whether the wounds of sailor Lou Duoni Zuojie have fully healed and to submit findings without delay. The text also directs local inhabitant Li Long to comply and contains marginal annotations indicating urgent dispatch and processing directives. The record illustrates Qing administrative protocols for addressing incidents involving European maritime personnel and demonstrates mechanisms for enforcing bureaucratic accountability through disciplinary measures. |
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