carrying away of prisoners. There is no doubt that
acaoltself is a rosort of pirates--the fact that the
junk used in the Cheung Chau affair was found there
proves it--aid that the three lolands in dispute between
the Chitesc and Portuguese, namely: Lappa, Dom Joao, and
iontata being at present under the jurisdiction of
meither Government and without police or troops to keep
widowirable habitants away, are a convenient and sare
rofuge for gaye of desporadces.
Enclismeb.
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7. I attach an extract from a Longkong Chinese
norep por or the 14th. instant. The publicity given to
the arrangement arrived at will, I fear, bo absolutely
destructive of success.
necessar
8. I take this opport nity of acknowledging your
cypher tolegrum of the 5th.instant, and of traumitting
parapliraso of my reply of the 9th.instant. I deemed it
to bolegraph rully to you in view of the
possibility of your requiring information as to the exact
position.
I have the honour to be,
Dir,
Your most obedient hrible sorvant,
The Night 1.onourable
Lewis Verion Harcourt.
60. wo. wc.
Govenor, 03.
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