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City of a lifel
Excelleney
Pekin.
J7307
British Legution
395
October 22. 1870.
I have the honor to inform Your
Excellency that I have authorized
altr Pedder, Iter Majesty's Consul at
Amoy.
of any extreme necessity
apply to the Colonial
for protection, to apply:
Government. -
The Tientsin Massacre, as your
Excellency cannot but be
moure,
has
seriously disquieted the British community
at all the
he parts;
and the slowness
of the Chinese Government to act
has
that the
will be found
• produced a misgiving authorities in general but little disposed
d to bestir themselves
in behalf of foreign
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City of Peking
Excellency
Pekin.
J7307
British Legation
395
October 22, 1870.
I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that I have authorized Mr. Pedder, Her Majesty's Consul at Amoy, in case of any extreme necessity for protection, to apply to the Colonial Government.
The Tientsin Massacre, as Your Excellency cannot but be aware, has seriously disquieted the British community at all the ports; and the slowness of the Chinese Government to act has produced a misgiving that the authorities in general are but little disposed to bestir themselves in behalf of foreign interests should these ...
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City of Peking
Excellency
Pekin.
J7307
British Legation
395
October 22, 1870.
I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that I have authorized Mr. Pedder, Her Majesty's Consul at Amoy, in case of any extreme necessity for protection, to apply to the Colonial Government.
The Tientsin Massacre, as Your Excellency cannot but be aware, has seriously disquieted the British community at all the ports; and the slowness of the Chinese Government to act has produced a misgiving that the authorities in general are but little disposed to bestir themselves in behalf of foreign interests should these ...