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who martyr of his zeal and patriotion expelled from the city the Imperial Mandarins. It was sealed with the fire of an engagement by which the Chinese
troops
were
defeated by the Portuguese
and driven beyond
These facts
Passaleão.
are well known to
: the present generation,- they date from
1849.-
be
Re- vindicating thus the rights vested in the King of Portugal - as the Sovereign of this Colony, rights which might looked upon as doubtful by the answer_ which your Excellency directed to be... given,
and which is published as stated above, I renew my protest before your Excellency against the unfavourable ____
inferences which
may
be drawn from the
said reply, and I have the honour to
acquaint Your Excellency beforehand
to inform my
that I am
going Government as well as the Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary of Her Britanie Majesty at Peking, of this fact, and also that I will cause this despatch to be published in order to remove unfavourable impressions which
are
extremely disagreeable to me
"I avail myself of this
opportunity to assure Your Excellency of my personal sentiments and high
consideration.
God preserve Your Excellency Government House, ellasan, 8th July