120
may
visit Hongkong.
I ume have the
honour to transit copies of the Rontacuation Recatosur
the French Naval Forces in China, who is
engaged in the blockade of the
With 6 spare copies, "sent separate.
of Formosa.
2.
in which those instructions were published:
the 23.20
in the Government Gazette of th
instant; the arrival in this Port of
Freuch
Atten
tvar
being
hourly.
expected. One ironclad has since
are
arrived; and other Freuch ships
Known to be on their way
hither. The
to oueure
uncasures have been taken
the strict
auforcement of
island.
In pursuance of your
instructions, the telegrances of the 20%
immediately repeated to the
Governor of Ceylon and
Ceylon and of the Strait Settlements. I judged it right to m
transmit it also to Her Majesty',
Ministers in China and Japan.
With regard to the
3.
m
Your Contships instructions. Copics of the
Prodlamation were sent to the Consul
of France at Hongtong for communication to Admiral Courbet, Commanding.
the
interpretation of some points in these | Instructions, I have, by the advice
of the Attorney General, sout the following telegrams :
(1) Received