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but I should not have considered it necessary to do so until I had ascertained by the production of the correspondence that the above statements had been made in it.

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But the public reports do then allege that correspondence went hence to Honourable Sir which should not have been they further assert that communication has ever been made to the Secretary of State that the Report of the Committee was unanimous by approved by Willy the Council. Until I know whether this statement is true

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But how am, how is this Council to be informed of truth or its falschood except by the production of the correspondence The reports do not stop here : they further allege that a Despatch has been received from the Secretary of State, highly complimentary to Dr. Bridge, approving of his conduct in reference to the Opium Monopoly. Surely, if there be a despatch of this nature virtually condemning the Report unanimous by adopted

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