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them, simply because the removal of the illegal blockade
which has hitherto rendered xuy exaction easy enough erould make the collection a work of greater difficulty.
No one wishes to deny to the Chinese Government- the right of levying any revenne it pleases
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lating
whatever, steps it may deem best for its Collection within its own
jurisdiction,
but it cannot be allowed to interfere with the purisdiction of another power, and
I
maintain
the action of the Aoppo of
Canton
blockading
the
Port of Houphous, amount
to an inbasions
of
the
independance of British
territory.
"Suppose the Freuch
Government_
he il
disliking
the
Government- Position of the Channel Félands so close to its shores and
thinking it had reason to believe, whether Correctly, or not, that an amount of smuggling was carried on between the Islands and the French coast – chose to make stringent, may op- -pressive, revenue laids with reference to the Trade, the British Government Would have no actual right to complain, but what would be said if the French Govern placed a number of Cruisers at every port or outlet - of these Islands for the Purpose of overhauling every vessel entering leaving
I might also
en meul
or
draw attention to the position of Gibraltar with
regard