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my knowledge, and His Excellency told me that
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Japanese law was strictly codified and would perhaps
scarcely prove sufficiently "living and elastic"
to embrace extraneous and novel complications
such as are now put before us in this instance.
The American and Dutch Representatives will,
as I understand, content themselves with acknow-
ledging the receipt of the Yamên's despatch and say-
ing that they will take such measures as they can to
comply with the desires expressed by the Chinese
Government.
I have &c.,
(Signed)
W. Beauclerk.