16
yu
140
burthens
its native Commerce
which are not imposed elsewhere. I must also candidly say, that in
matters
so
vital
me to regard it
stake
my experience leads
to
very dangerous anything important on effectual cooperation with the Chinese. I also
feel that this Government is placed at a great disadvantage by the facile
credence which Mr. Robertson, who should
be its main source of correct information,
and promises
appears to yield to apertions
by Chinese.
made by
20. the enclosed dispatch furnishes very strong corroboration of this First
of
all he makes the
very improbable
assumption, that because I reported 107
Junk I was marvelous
Stink Pots to have been found on
board of six vessels at Canton, there searched by my
vessels
he designates this
as
orders and
infraction of
International Law & to a subject
which he makes several appropriate
observations. I need scarcely say.
that I
gave
those vessels
no orders
on
however
for searching
at Canton and that no
breach whatever of International Law
was
Courtesy at liberty to say how I got my information. It is however perfectly reliable but H. M's Government must for the present take my word for it. 21. It is nevertheless for
committed. I am not
-portant
and will
equally
more im=
avail to test