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Sir W. Dowell, Commanding Her --- Majesty's Naval Forces in China,
officer of great experience and
as the Admiralty
sound judgment, has frequently recognised. He has written to me to the effect that,
in his opinion, there is
every...
reason to be satisfied with the
French Consul's letter,
which
saye
as much as any English Noval.
Officer would think it nevessary
to
say in explanation and apology
under similar circumstances; --
that the whole affair has been
much
-much exaggerated; and that, after
the straightforward letter of M... Dejardin, nothing more
ought to be
said about the matter. I Pondur
with this view.
7.
I should mention that
Mr. Wongching, the Chinese Member.
of the Legislative Conneil, asked on the 11th instant the following question,
8.
"Whether any apology or explanation has been received from the French Authorities for the reported outrage committed on board a Coal barge in this Harbour on the 19th February last, while the barge was being employed to supply Coal to the French Man-of-war Duguay Trouin, 4
To this question
I
replied to the following effect :-
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