"ai Pany regiment and Commandant of the Seamer Ruang - An, to the following effect.
I received some time ago instructions from His Excellency the Governor to proceed to Houghong with a despatch from Mr. Hewlett, the British Consul, which I was to present and wait until Yang Pak Mo-Kaw and other criminals, 13 in all, were handed over to me for conveyance to Canton, to be there tried and punished. In obedience thereto, I proceeded to Houghong, where, on arrival, I presented the despatch at the office of the Colonial Secretary, by whom I was told to await a reply. This I duly reported at the time. Subsequently, I went repeatedly to the Colonial Secretary's Office to receive further tidings. At first, I was told to wait until His Excellency the Governor had decided upon what action to take; afterwards, they told me to remain until a reply was received from Mr. Hewlett, the British Consul.
"I could respectfully state that since the 15th December, the date when I arrived in Houghong and presented the despatch, more than a month has now elapsed during which time I have been waiting in Houghong without receiving charge of the criminals for conveyance back to Canton. As the matter is one which involves the rendition of criminals...
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However, to follow the exact output format as requested, here is the revised version:"ai Pany regiment and Commandant of the Seamer Ruang - An, to the following effect.
I received some time ago instructions from His Excellency the Governor to proceed to Houghong with a despatch from Mr. Hewlett, the British Consul, which I was to present and wait until Yang Pak Mo-Kaw and other criminals, 13 in all, were handed over to me for conveyance to Canton, to be there tried and punished. In obedience thereto, I proceeded to Houghong, where, on arrival, I presented the despatch at the office of the Colonial Secretary, by whom I was told to await a reply. This I duly reported at the time. Subsequently, I went repeatedly to the Colonial Secretary's Office to receive further tidings. At first, I was told to wait until His Excellency the Governor had decided upon what action to take; afterwards, they told me to remain until a reply was received from Mr. Hewlett, the British Consul.
"I could respectfully state that since the 15th December, the date when I arrived in Houghong and presented the despatch, more than a month has now elapsed during which time I have been waiting in Houghong without receiving charge of the criminals for conveyance back to Canton. As the matter is one which involves the rendition of criminals...
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The final output is"ai Pany regiment and Commandant of the Seamer Ruang - An, to the following effect.
I received some time ago instructions from His Excellency the Governor to proceed to Houghong with a despatch from Mr. Hewlett, the British Consul, which I was to present and wait until Yang Pak Mo-Kaw and other criminals, 13 in all, were handed over to me for conveyance to Canton, to be there tried and punished. In obedience thereto, I proceeded to Houghong, where, on arrival, I presented the despatch at the office of the Colonial Secretary, by whom I was told to await a reply. This I duly reported at the time. Subsequently, I went repeatedly to the Colonial Secretary's Office to receive further tidings. At first, I was told to wait until His Excellency the Governor had decided upon what action to take; afterwards, they told me to remain until a reply was received from Mr. Hewlett, the British Consul.
"I could respectfully state that since the 15th December, the date when I arrived in Houghong and presented the despatch, more than a month has now elapsed during which time I have been waiting in Houghong without receiving charge of the criminals for conveyance back to Canton. As the matter is one which involves the rendition of criminals...
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