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with Chinese poliny generally I deem it worthy

evorthy of murah

attentions.

The

e powers posseased by the Mandarins to prevent supplice peaching our markets, to drive away our population, topobus of our servants, to disturb our revenues

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interrupt our trades, - biz that machinery of control and planship which is one of the mightiest instruments of authority in Chinas and which can be called into

action covertly in times of pences, as it is openly in

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times of war

war is a que

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subject

of the gravest character.

Her Majesty's Government has decided, that this Colony could put forward no claims for pemuneration on accment of losses suffered by it during the interruption of our friendly relations withs

Canton.

B. 10 propertfully enbwit to you the consideration) as whether come authority might

not be given to demand pervers for mill substantiated, looses

well caused to the Colony by

the hostile action,

tions of the

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