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front.
doing their best to make the people
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Government acquiesce
in
believe that our
this trade and that it is worked under
our protection.
The Mandarins have expressed their great satisfaction at the Capture of this boat, and the trade has evidently received a severe check. As I have been unable to
obtain
any further information of Coolies being shipped off from the Boat though I am keeping a good look out for them.
The Sorcha which I took, has been
condemned as
and handed
a
over
to
me by the Mandarins.
I request your permission
to distribute the proceeds.
I therefore
to sell her and
On consulting with H. M's. Consul
at this Port I considered that it would
be beneficial to British Interests to shuv
the river
myself up the
I therefore proceeded
in H. M. Gun Boat under
my
Command on the 16th Instant to do so.
and after steaming up several of the branches I returned to Swatow
20th Instant.
(
I have ...
.on
(Signed) R. S. Hunt Lieutenant Commanding
True Copies)
the
Krsttetall
Acting Colonial Secretary
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