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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

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

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