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Northern States, and as these seas are at so
great
a distance
from American territory
I do not anticipate difficulty either from Northern Letters of Marque or Southern
privateers.
has only
The United States' Government
one
Ship of War in these waters
the Wyoming recently arrived, and. I
believe now on
Japan..
might
her way to the ports of
I was privately asked if she
Come into and remain in this-
Harbor, but on
Circular
of
16th
reference to Your Grace's
was
January 1862,
it
found that she must be called on to leave
in 24 hours. Under these circumstances,
but-went-
she did not visit Hongkong but went
from Manila where she then was to the-
Portuguese settlement of Mbacar, whence as
I have said, she has now
of
North. gone Southern men of war. Privateers,
or Merchantmen there
Chirin seas- nor
property
am
are none in the
aw are
of any
held in this part of the world by
Citizens of the Confederate States.
I have the honor to be
May Lord Duke, Your Grace's
Abot Obedient Servants,
: