Fous

in Ci

We therefore make known this lucid.

proclamation, and if in future native villains dure to seek strife, insult, fight and beat inoffensive strangers who mind their business and observe the law, or on

seeing their property, form a plan for robbing them to obtain booty, they shall be most severely brought to trial as soon as they are discovered. Respect this

they implicitly.

special Proclamation.

True Translation

(Signed) Charles Gutzlaff Chinen Secretary

Truye Adam M Purahia.

True copy

copy

no62.

Sie,

Foreign office.

beequal &.

I 8.1845.

179

I have read with much concern

the particulars of the a fault

on

M

Vice Consul Jackson and his companion as reported in your despatch

at fauton, as reported in

hi50 of

the 4th of April ; but it is

satisfactory to find that the Chinese Authorities exerted theurselves for the detection and punishment offenders

It would cer

of the

inly be desirable

certainly

to obtain free access to the City of buton, and I am prepared to cauction your attempts in that respect. much prudence, however, will be

Sin J. J. Davis St

required

To

Keren

t

ance

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