Governor
Hongkong
No 360.
5th September 1867.
Sir Richard Graves Maconnell, C. B.
to
His Grace,
the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos,
Prince Albert Steamer:
Publication by Sir Rutherford Alcock in a local newspaper, of commentary on Law and Evidence as to impropriety of such course.
Return the correspondence which gave rise to this despatch. Lord Stanley must decide whether HMS Meister was justified in adjudging it.
This despatch should state whether Lord Stanley approves the action taken.
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The Seizure and confiscation of the Steamer "Prince Albert"
Assuming the correctness of the facts deposed to in the affidavit of Mr. Godsit, the Master of the Prince Albert (which I cannot venture to doubt), it appears to me that the Steamer "Prince Albert" has been improperly confiscated by the Chinese Authorities. The penalty of confiscation under the 41st Article of the Treaty of ...
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