Excellency explains that it was never your intention to expres your opinion as to the Sovereignty of Macro-
It is therefore evident that the
interpretations given to your recellency's
words in the belies that
you
coroborated
with your enlightened sole the suppord
pretentions of are croucous because your Excellency
the authorities at Canton
does not adopt them.
Thanking your Excellency for
the grants and prompt manner in
which
you deign
to
refute
what
Avas
incract in the appreciation of the rublic, I avail rupelf of this portunity to reiterate to your
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Excellancy the protects of my hiquest
consideration
To preserve your wallency Government Home, Maces 22? July 1875
The Governor of Macas, Envoy Exbrandmary Thismiter Plenipotenteay
of his hot Faithful Shajesty to the Counts of China, Japan Filamu
(Signed) Carlos bungenis Correia de kelin
(True Translation)
(Signed) J. M. D'Alimada e Cartrs.