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(a). He would consult the Commissioner of Customs regarding the Patrol service, but he declined to place the new launches under the Customs (with European officers in command) and pleaded ignorance of the points of the "Sainam" case, which he promised to look into.
5. With the concurrence of the Minister, the Admiral now intimated to the Viceroy that if the "Sainam" claim were settled forthwith, no active measures would be taken on our part until the result of the Viceroy's efforts in the policing of the waterways could be seen. The reply of the Viceroy (November 27th) was, however, unfavourable. He repudiated the obligation to pay any compensation and merely proposed to grant an indefinite compassionate allowance to the wife of the murdered Missionary. The Admiral therefore at once took steps to largely increase the British patrolling service on the river, and 2 Sloops, 5 Destroyers, and 3 Torpedo boats were despatched on December 3rd and 4th, and the patrol was in full working order by December 11th.
7. The result of this action was an outcry on the part of the Agitators and anti-foreign party at Canton, who convened mass meetings to protest and endeavoured