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brandies, gins and the like
from
y
French or
are
Dutch ports the extruction of the Anglo Chinese competition in this branch of hade, and meanwhile they profes and, I would wittingly Love, with trust, that they acting without instructions and solely responsibility. I venture to tmist that the Governant they represent will hardly approve
conduct so directly
の
a
on
their own
adverse to the principles of
Free Trade in general, and
British
trade +
interests in
particular in this Country. Of the motives which have led the Portuguese konsul
to
to
oin the convention
alluded to, I cannot even
form a plausible conjecture.
to
reintroduce
Fourthly. I would also respectfully draw Your Fordship's attention to the attempt
the Siamese on the part Government the old system of Royal Trade Monopolies formerly & prior to the existence of treaties with European powers. in force in tiam, and which I need hardly say in diametrical opposition.
with the principles
int
more
is
& practice of European &
expecially British trade against which the existing
heatres were
to a
greate
extent directed. Should the
present
!