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
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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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