No. 261.
No. 90 of 1849.
Melosore to bin Zeip.
departure of H.M.S. their regret at the
H.E. Mr Bonham expressing
Council of Macao to
"Amazon".
6th September, 1849.
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Crucektent Sert,
Victoria, Hongkong,
8th September, 1849.
I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of Your Excellencies' letter of the
6th instant, regretting the departure of
Her Britannic Majesty's ship Amazon, and requesting that I would direct Captain Troubridge to return to Macao.
In reply, I must first inform Your Excellencies that although I considered it
my duty to call the attention of the Senior Naval Officer on the station to the unprotected state of
the harbour of this Colony,
I have no authority to direct the movements of any ships of war in
The Right Reverend Dom Jeronimo, Bishop of Macao His Honor Joaquim Antonio de Moraes Carneiro. Major Ludger Joaquim de Faria Neves,
and other members of the Council in charge of the Government
of Macao