Sir R Alcock to Mr Robertson.
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" to the Chinese for the necessity of greater severity.
if,
as
I should be very glad however
the result of any further
· hearing and the production of outditional
evidence, the
Cumec
of the confiscated
vessel should be able to show to the satisfaction of the Authorities
and the Consul that the Skamer
was
on
C
mission
actually instead of a venture in
und
in that
best to obtain
Junally.
case
some
of mercy illegal haffic,
I will do my.
mitigation of
I have &c Apurs
jd. R. March:
Sir R. G. Mac Donnell H. 6.B.
Copy
1015
سلہ
Peking
August 314 166.
I have received the Enclosed official Communication from His Excellency Sir R. Macdonnell forwarding the Appeal annexed of Quck-a-Cheong late
Cheong lake owner of the Prince Albert, the confiscation
of which ressel you reported to
me in
the 2nd May,
are
your despatch a 123 of
May, These papers forwarded to you in original
to
be