I therefore must enter an earnest protest against the action of the Colonial Authorities in harbouring "the 'Annie Buckhorn',
the case
I
And had I been sufficiently apprised of the intention to invade her, it would have been my duty to have extended to her my protection
As the case most urgently calls for my Government's consideration, I am willing in the first instance to close the
this
this subject
correspondence upon this subject
is
Allows me to express to your Excellency my thanks for the
investigation instituted respecting
the treatment of the United States Consul:
»
I have, &c.,
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(Signed) JAS. ARMSTRONG,
Commanding United States
His Excellency
Naval Forces in the
East India and China Seas.
Sir John Bowring,
Her Majesty's
Governor,
Hongkong.
True Copy
Colonial Secretary.