have transmitted on
on the
the laxity of the
Chinese Officials at Canton and elsewhere
camping cut the Viceroy's regulations
prohibiting carriage of arms by Native Merchant vessels. 12. Mr. Robertson proposes to
a
a
brief resume of the facts and circumstances attending these questions as placing them
intelligible than a
a mere
perusal of the map of correspondence. I
quite agree
with him in thinking such
a Course advantageous, provided his resume be accurate.
I think however the enclosed
3
frankly mutinously gives
an inexact
version
of the occurrences, where this Government concerned, and I therefore think it
is
1
well to connect Mr Robertson's
ere it be filed
to
the
record.
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resume
3
faithful historical
I feel that a stranger perusing
Mr Robertson's account might infer
in reference to the question of disarmament that this Government had been either
indifferent
or in some
some measure
antagonistic to the policy pursued by
Admiral and our
our
Consul. Whereas I
believe the Contrary has been the Case Mr Robertson at least ignores
5.
in a
somewhat marked manner the
action of this Government.
and commences
by stating that the scheme of disarmament
ow
this part of the Coast of China originated with Admiral Seymour who