Porter's notes to Secretary Folling which you note were issued
while determined to be little
with the Government of China,
which has now been harmoniously and friendly done, make it known that a state of the most fervent and son feeling Alliance, Contracts have been Authorities
on behalf of Her Majesty's by, at all the Port-Have been frequented merchant the Chinese Government have repeatedly and distinctly Announced their own perfect Ability to curb their own subject
e declineal our pre-ressistance in doing le, and a suffered
Land has been passed by Legislative Council
which should have the effect of obliging any subject of England to any King of violence toward to subject of the Empire of China, to show sufficient grounds for taking
that act, in exactly the same Manner that he could be responsible to the Laws of his Country for doing it towards a British or other foreign subject Atzen
the Under these circumstances
I think you will agree with me, that the rule henceforward should be that henceforward reference should be made to official returns seeing having Place, or to their such positive proof of its perpetration by particular vessel on British vessel & subject
would be deemed by laws
A covert
of Remonstrate in Shanghai
Bowring Pengers Agent
of Trade measures