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the Chinese authorities for all the property looted
from the launch. Before authorizing him to do this
I telegraphed for further particulars, and ascertain-
ed that there was no European on board at the time,
and that of the 7,000 dollars at which the stolen
property was estimated, 2,000 dollars was owned by
the launch, and 5,000 by the Chinese passengers,
seventy-four in number.
I fail to see on what principle we could claim
compensation for the losses of the Chinese passengers,
and in telegraphing to Mr. Mansfield on the 12th
instant, I authorized him to make a claim for the
losses of the launch owners and employés only.
In a telegram received yesterday Her Majesty's
Consul at Canton informs me that piracy and robbery
are still flourishing in the neighbourhood with
absolute impunity, and that in spite of the warnings
repeatedly given to the Viceroy, no serious attempt
has been made to put a stop to such outrages.
I consider, therefore, that the time has come
when