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While preparing this despatch. I have just received. Your Excellency's communication. concerning the Singaon Clerk. It is extremely proper, and co:sonant to the Treaty, that uny Chinese criminals taking refuge in Roughrong should be immediately seized, and handed over to the Chinese Authorities for punishment. It is the custom of the civilized nations of the West to afford no protection to crimes ... committed against a piendly power; and
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this principle I have enacted a severe ... Ordinance against any meetings of the Triad Society in Honghong, knowing that it has traitorous designs against. Your Excellency's Government, as well as against social order and security in general.
I have &c. (Signed) J. J. Davis.
True Copy. Alam Munshi.
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Keying, High Imperial Commissioner, Member: of the Imperial ( Pan, Governer General of "Kwanglung and Kwangse, &c. &c. &. sends the following
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ansiver..
"I just received, con official letter.
from You the Monorable Cnory, in which was You allude to the execution of the Chetchu robber (hin many new ( here follow the contents == the despatch dated 22nd December 1844) with which I have made myself fully acquainted. This is a sufficient proof." "You. the Monnable. Enery fully understand. busines, and are animated, with the warmest. friendship, for which I feel greally obliged.. "At present however the pirates are numerous, and though I have given prequent. orders to the Military and Civil Authorities, to fall upon them with all privacy and severity. still, it is to be feared, that one is
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