over large territones and had secured to herself certais Commercial & political privileges, The Que Decazes had given me on several occasions Explanating more or less distinct, tending
tro
Thow Heul these accounts lowe incorrect, &tial the Greaty Stipulated for
special advantages for France. I head suggested to hea that the best way to put are sad at once to incorrect opeinions as to the dreaty world be to give me the text of it
it: the had Answered that
he lead be
himself conceived the time Idea, & that he had mentioned it
in the convicil of Ministers and had obtained the approval of
Wie Nearshal & the Consent of thee thew Movierter of marine, butthul he head not get seen the Treaty
I concluded by renicuting
Limeretf. I
the Dulle deal it was 5 weells sauce mis had occurred.
The Dielle Saco)
that my statement was quite accurate, then went off to appeall of the difficulties in which the French loo - had (he told me become involved Boot
by recent Events in Annam. The 200 men who were in the Delta
of
of the river ( the Song (a. I presume) were themselves quite safe fir alloch, but it
digriified
A
T
not a
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agreeable porchion French Detachment to
for
Umain passive witmeper of the masseceres of ittians wh were
taking place in thices immediate neighbourhood. It was however to be observed dial the Alions who had been put to death
were alo
natives t that it was not clear wheller Have was not a
stuggle
between these native Xteaust
the party of the Litterati Slaughter
with
tes on botte Tides. At all
Events it Learned these the Freule
Bishop, & missionaries were thenesday, marined. The Que Decazes went
on to say that it wot be re
to send a force of 2000 mia of France were to niterfere with Effect: that the Eoot at Paris was preased by the missionaries to protect stic native Ateaus, bet that be hardly knew what positive obligation trance had to do so; and that although France would no
doubt
corefer a great benefit a pow all civilized nations by opening the river & the territory to hate,
there
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