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arrival at (autom, and he saw at present
The
no reason why suggestive should not
be carried out.
the
4 pressed his gratitude for the Assistance Given by the Naval officers at present stationed on the West
River and his regret
That one
of the
men
had been wounded. I told him that in rendering assistance to the Chinese Government we were prepared to
accept
Government House.
accept such casualty
as militarily incidental to active operations.
4.
The Enclosed
copy of the despatch of Acting Viceroy Je, of 10th January gives evidence of apparent anxiety
on his part
to take effective measures. The difficulty in the matter will be probable collusion of the Officials in command of
The