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also in the neighborhood of Lautao. The governor has declined furnishing us with a copy of the chop to himself, or communicating it officially to us as a comi- mittee, and he states himself unable to say what time will be allowed by the Chinese authorities for the departure of the English residents. It is said, on good authority, that several thousand troops are collected in this neighborhood; and we hear that the Chinese are removing themselves and their property in large numbers from Macao. We have, &c., (Signed) J. H. ASTELL, G. BRAINE, -Correspp. 436.
The departure of the U. S. A. frigate Columbia and sloop-of-war John Adams on the 6th, and the arrival of H. B. M. ship-of-war Vol- age on the 30th, with other minor occurrences, are noted on page 439, vol. VIII.
WM. BELL, G. Smiru, Dinshaw FurdonjeR-
September 1st. Captain Elliot addressed to the governor of Macao the following note.
"The undersigned, &c., &c., has the honor to acquaint your excellency that he has received dispatches from the rear-admiral commander-in-chief, dated on the 8th July last, by which he learns that the captain of her majesty's ship Volage, is mstructed to coöperate most cordially and energetically with his excellency the governor of Macao, in the defense of the place, and in repelling any aggression that may be attempted, and to consider the lives and liberty of her most faithful majesty's subjects equally under his protection with those of her majesty. If, therefore, your excellency shall desire aid of any kind for the above purposes from her majesty's officers or subjects, at this anchoragc, it shall inmediately be afford- ed. Under the circumstance of the arrival of her majesty's ship, with such orders, the undersigned cannot but feel that your excellency will anxiously desire to sce British subjects once more under the protection of her most faithful majesty's flag, at Macao, if possible; the more so on account of the insulting address to the Portuguese authoritics, praising and thanking them for assisting in driving forth. the British people.
"This infanious calumny will have been a source of deep chagrin to your ex. cellency; but the undersigned hopes he need not say that he has assured his own government it is utterly void of foundation. The undersigned, for his own part did not require your exceliency's repeated and honorable declarations that the same protection should be afforded to British as Portuguese subjects, and his own reason for retiring, was indisposition to compromise the settlement whilst there was no force at hand to repel the aggression. That is no longer the case; and the undersigned has now to propose to your excellency the return of her majesty's subjects to Macao, and the utmost aid in his power for the resistance of any ag- gression upon the honor and rights of her most faithful majesty, which may ensue from the protection of the subjects of her most ancient and intimate ally. He has communicated this note to his comrade, the captain of her majesty's ship, and is requested by that officer to state his entire concurrence in these sentiments, and to offer your excellency his heartiest assistance. The vessel which conveys this dispatch will wait for your excellency's answer, and a force of 200 or 1000 men can be placed at your excellency's disposal at once. The undersigned takes this
necasion fo renew Correspp. 113
to your everllency the sentimiezts of his highest consideration
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(Signed