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Senhor Amaral to Mr Mercer.
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I. Magte não quer de modo algum que os insurgentes chinas sejam auxiliados contra o governo do imperio, e que tal intenção, como não poderia deixar de ser, realizada em Macao é conveniente.
DEos Guarde a V. Exa
3 de agosto de 1865
Macao
Illmo Exmo Sr MJ. Mercer,
Governador de Hongkong
(assignade) ? PR. Coelho de Amaral
Governador de Macao.
No 61.
Most Excellent Sir,
I had the honor to receive your Excellency's Dispatch of the 20th Ultimo in the 30th covering answer being mine of ... B. A. Firvira to export to Macao eight guns from Hong Kong intended for the armament.
Your Excellency in signifying your sincere desire to be of service, and to facilitate all that may be convenient to the Government under my care, (a desire which I beg thankfully to reciprocate), observes, in reference to the case in question, that the instructions of your Government recommend you to exercise the utmost