persons, that the punishment of slicing is not applied and that torture will
Heat no kind.
he inflicted under any circumstances either during the trial or by way of punishment or other mode.
Shave
Distonnochy act. ist. Secy
H.M.'s Consulate
Canton Aug 16/81
the 10th inst
me that
Sir, I have the honour to ack. the receipt of your desp. No 1572 of the 10th inst. in which you inform H. E. the Govr that he is prepared to surrender the thirteen fugitives specially referred to in my letter of the 5th April and previous correspondence.
For. Jen
170
Love fent promising a written
You
deturance that those are
" children or grandchildren " of the hundred persons, that the punishment of slicing "not applied and that the "kind of torture will be inflicted under any circumstances either during the trial or by way of punishment or otherwise !
In reply, I have the honour to state for the information of H. E. the Govr, that being about to proceed to Japan for the benefit of my health, I have handed your despatch on the subject to Mr Hance who will be in
charge of this Consulate during my
absence.
St