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the crews of Gun beats for
wear and
tear of Clecking is expeditions against
if made
Pirates. Such a clann umst if,
have struck 1116.
from its singular
nature, for it might with equal propriety be wade on any other Government of - which the Conenmercial Flag flies in these Waters, and with far greater propriety the Government of China, whose subjectó
concerned in the crime.
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The service in question is, as lare is, national work performed by national desuels; it should fall by right
on the Chinese Government, but this of
couse is impossible,
impossible, and the disagreeable
duty devolves in conse
consequence on British
Jun beats - there being
Anuricaw
2.
Squadron,
as in former years achen they
frequently co-operated auch the British
of war an
on these
copeditions, and the Treuch not being interested as having
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protect
Nor do I mnderstand what is
Meant
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by the term "ruinous litigation"
risked by the naval Officers according to Admiral Küper. I am
weel
aware
of the heavy nature of law expenses this Colony, but I fail to see room for them in a matter only requiring the observance of certain formal proceedings between calain public Officers.
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I have called on the Queen's Trector
a memorandum of the process gove through
r2 for
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chese occasions, and am still
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