365

lead

of this harbor calculated to bad

those, who reside here under the I Protection of the British flag, te suppose. that a British hauber

Can

be blockaded

in line of peace by Cruisers of another nation, and chat refpeh dearing from

be seized in sight of

here

Can

British shores under

aun

whatwer.

I pop

BURA

pretext

heve

As

wholly untenable and illegal the

justince of the Junk's carrying

article liable to

is ncumbent

a

an

duty which it

or the Chines Government

لام

to collect in the place where such

article is landed.

11.

As the alleged, arruggling

of opium has been made the reason

of

for the seizure in question, it affords

who His Excellung, she would gladly, and

in

abolishing all smuggling), much gratification to be able to state

As

the result of his inquiry that, although Hougtong is the principal depot for

the opium

receiving

consumed

rive

China, and from which the latter

obtains

0-0

large

a Revenue,

...

the

amount hestefore sinuggled here, through the inadequate freventive service maintained by the Chinese, beare

an insignificant proportion to the bulk which is sent forward in the regular trade Steamus from here to the Treaty Porto. This consideration чи

may, direfore, faily be adduced)

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