Awas

issued by W.E. The Captain

other

Gonnal manifesting among things, the necessity " of insuring the "indisputable and complete dominion of "Spain in the Suit of this Archipelago".

From the wording of this document

and

fran have been

the military proparations that

an

gong

past, I have

every

that Spain is bont

here

for

some time

reason to believe

at

an

of the Sultan's territory

The

consequence of

occupation

this

Measure

if succesful will be that the porti

of

Juhu will be closed and that -foreign vesels will be prevented from trading any longer with that Archipelago. I wrote in the early part of this month

-

to Earl Granville

As

there

might

be

ar

7

this subject, but

some little delay

the arrival of my despatch and

the stop taken by the Spanish Gaverment is not allogerker without

improtance to

ar

commercial and

political interests, I should feel

obliged if this Decelleney

would be

pleased to permit the substance of this despatch to be telegraphed in exppha to The Carl of Geomville -

incurred

any exp.

Lewis es

this account will if

rocessary. be defroyed by this Caronlate

I have to

(signed) Gr. P. Rictatto

(Arne Copy)

Gardina Static

a

Colonial Secretary

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