"sels at Manila have
been prevented by.
United States Admiral
from taking in cargo, though
h no blockade
has been notified and without any time be ing given to complete loading such
as is
as
usual even in cases.
of blockade.
Can you
obtain
any explanation of the
proceeding,
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I have the honour to in-
form you that although. I am in correspondence
with the British Consul at Manila, I have reveived
com.
no intimation of any plaint on this subject - further than the case
of
the "Genista which was re-
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ultimo.
on the 27th
As there are 3
British men-of-War in
Manila Bay, I think that the rights of our country
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