Government House, Hongkong
May 27th 1848.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of Your Excellency's letter Nr.88 of the 25th
Instant giving cover to a copy of
Sub Enclosure, from
Rear Admiral Sir
Thomas Cochrane C.B.
After the fullest reflection, I beg to say
that I do not
think I possess either the right
or authority to punish the Proprietor of the
Journal in which the Article which appeared
as a friend of
China
for
His Excellency,
Rear Admiral Sir William Parker K.C.B.
H.M.S.