That my task was not easy, and may have been imperfectly executed. Nevertheless, I have reason to be satisfied with the result, though the question may involve various points, such as language.
On the one hand, alarm, if already existing, might be increased by any undue severity of tone, whilst on the other hand, nothing can be more inexpedient in dealing with Chinese than an undecided policy, leaving questions apparently open for discussion when they are really closed.
Disension generally begins on the part of the natives, who as a race are sufficiently tractable. I adopted, therefore, the expedient of explaining to them the actual truth in the simplest terms.
Enclosure No. 3
I have the honor to be,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient Servant,
Rach... [illegible text, possibly "Robinson"]
Her Majesty's Governor
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