To acquaint you that Her Majesty's Government under present circumstances do not consider it advisable to cause any change to be made in those Regulations and they are unable to comply with the request of the Spanish Government in this respect.
I have … (received) Stanley
110 Putty 9780 11108 Strong Kong
Foreign Office RECEIVED NOV 21 1866
November 20, 1866
Sir,
With reference to your letter of the ... you instant, I am directed by Lord Stanley to transmit to you, to be laid before The Earl of Carmarvon, the accompanying copy of a letter which Her Majesty's Minister at Peking has addressed to the Governor of Hongkong in regard to the suppression of Piracy in the Chinese Seas.
… and,
Your most obedient humble servant
Her ...
Under Secretary of State Colonial Office