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of the maintenance of the
Clauses
of
the Davis Convention
of 1846, relating to the
Island.
And
the latest
of
The
occasion for
an exchange
of mutual obligations with
the Island by
to the
two parties.
Regard
the treaty
The
We the
Chusan, express the
hope of
Chamber that Her Majesty's
Government will
at will recognise
The
vast importance to British commercial interests of that Island
Than
being preserved from occupation
by any foreign power.
The rendition
to
the
of
Chusan
Chinese, after
its occupation during
years by British forces, formed
des
und
of Nankin, was
reasonable and natural.
the circumstances, and
the Council submits to
the British
Your Lordship that the
responsibility of Government
by
respect of
the Convention, can hardly
1
Any
More
time be rendered
serious than
AAR.
Those already involved in the possession of
This Colony,
The
...
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