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Copy 10.34. Mylord,
Hughage. March 3
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With reference to four Lordship's despatch 2.03 of the 7th bets on the sadycin of the Macas question, I beg to state that a further proof of the Chinese Sovereignty has been afforded by the Tonnage & Tariff duties being there established and levied for the benefit of the Chinese foo!
not a thinese subject can be touched by the Portuguese authouties of that place, and the consequence is, that since the departure of the English (of whom the Chinese were afraid) the peasarela of Macas has become the resort robbers & members of the Triad Society to an enormous extent. While on a visit of 24 hours for the purpose of procuring plants & and cuttings for the Colag
of
seeds as well as vine
under my Goot I was attacked while walking alone in plain clothes, by three
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robbers close to the town, who however immediately fled, on seeing coming up. Being neither injured nor plundered I was very glad to abstain
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