He
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adopted the sensible conclusion that ito
appearance there made its
accuracy improbable. ?
be true he could, not
It
may
Govemment to
give him
compel
this
on
an
explanation,
or to follow his advice. Popaibly that is his meaning but neverthelep to justify the Course which he deliberately selected he should
also shew, if share in such proceedings, that there some insuperable banier to his at least
common sense is to have
any
was
communicating with this Gevemment.
breach of
of International
frespecting a reported haw. Such a matter is not generally supposed to be beyond the sphere of Consular inquing fespecially when it occumed in his neighbor.
Ihood.
4. Even if he could prove that
any such
insuperable banier presented his moving in the matter with his whole official
rength and
strength
it was
semi.
dignity, it is not shown that!
to
beyond his power to have written officially or altogether mofficially either the bolonial Secutary or myself
om
the
inquiring how for he might rely conectnes of the Paragraph in question before mathing it the subject of a grave
sententions and solemn communication nication
to Her Majesty's Minister with the evident design of its transmision to England without my knowledge. 5. If he had merely meant to render himself useful him to have early given
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one
would have expected
me
in
same
• shape
other his ideas on the war with China