duties to certain well defined
act no one
of which as it
-possibly
Seems to me can
lead to collision with any foreign power.
Thus it is not intended that
any naval officer should be called on to seize a foreign Ship in a British port
nor a
British ship in a foreign port except where by treaty & usage British jurisdiction
Extends
On
to full consideration
I think it will be well to
defer in some measure to the
objections of
the Admiralty &
therefore submit a draft somewhat
more minute, really
departing from 4" minute - going a little more closely into the question & showing what instructions are essential.
M. may
I think the chief with do as it heretofore has done
Entered.
Ad 2633 2. Cro. 308°
308°/
The Secretary
Admiralty for
to the
Mr. Elliot
30. April
Mr. Merivale. Mr. Ball.
W. Labouchere. 7. May
MP to Dajet 9th. Ans 22. May Job
45346
See separate
Minute within
Am
-Sf
mit
28
888
You are directed
Reference 1856.
by W.W. See: Labouchere to acknowledge
receipt of your
letter
of the 20th ultimo, on
the subject of this
Copy to God 5 July 1856 and to which
Officers
to Foreign Office
Duty 1856
Copy to S.G.502
in Command
of Her Majesty's Ships should
in
interfere in carrying
into effect the
Chinese Passengers'
Act
passed in the
last
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