Foreign Office,
282 07005
2 August.
190 r.
I am directed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to transmit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the accompanying copy of a despatch,
as marked in the margin,
on the subject of trade & navigation
West River, China.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
Francis Bertie
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.