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Eientsin (1858),
a
I mentioned that, within
few days preceding
the date of my
Despatch, certain events had occurred,
affecting the interests of this bolony,
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al.
To he
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bruiser considerably within three miles
from this shore, and I
may say
within
sight of Government House, on pretext
that the
vesel in question
and that I
was
only waiting to
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amongot
her
Cargo
had
opium and that a bustamo
ascertain accurately the facts, to supplement my transmision of the Memorial by
some remarks
on its contento.
Z. Those events were
calculated to influence
of
a nature
degree
in some
the discussions likely to take place
and
I shall
a pucision of the Treaty. therefore advert to them first. The
enclosed corres
correspondence with bonoul
Robertson fully explains the two cases.
The first being the forcible seizure of
a
Chinese funk by a bhinese bustoms
Enclosure No1. Seizure of Junt.
Rule had been made forbidding carriage
of
Opium hence
except with a special
license, and precious payment of duty
at banton.
3.
The Junk which had duly cleared.
from
was
here, and had anchored nearer to
the Chinese than the English shore, seized at her anchorage by the Revenue bruiser which appears to have
been blocking the Eastern entrance to the harbor, whilst two other mandarin
boats
were
blocking the Western entrance.
3.