Court for the disaliarge of these even the

Crown Solicitor how hoon iccstricted to state,

for public information, the euchehunce of your first telegram of 30th January, viz: that the Chinese Government entire disapproved the cration/

outinely

of the ampla in

tion of

of the Chinese Inboat, who will be punished, and that the Governor

Seurat of Foochow will beruatinated to express regret to the Hongkong

Svenment.

2

a

dccclose for your information

transcript of

the several telegramo

which I have received and sent since

the date of my last letter to

and would call

you.

ir attention to

your

the fact that three of the former.

sout direct to us

et were.

by the Chinese

Authorities at Foochow . My reply

"To be done

this morning.

forritialed

M...

to the first two of those tolegroes

119

was sent.

Foochow for

to the British Consul at Fooch.

communication to the Viceroy -

coledging this communication the

acknow

addressed we direct. I again addressed

Viceroy again add

would call

of

which can

of 14

ine

your attention to the terms

" this telegram received en clair

hardly

be considered as a

sufficient apology for the grows outrage

which has been committed.

3.

the

May

letter to

that sever

you of 2

of

26th

altine, diinformed you

of the Chinese gunboat

were arrested on the spot at the time

that they had captured and

handcuffed the ath

alleged

Pirate. The

went to

to

oce

eigth

man who got away,

the Police Court next morning

what was done with his compani:no,

to

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