CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843 — Page 210

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Secondly that Settlement to the Westward will only be productive of an indefinite protraction of hostilities in China at an enormous expense & thus defeat, or most sensibly retard, the very purposes for which it is undertaken; purposes affordably susceptible of accomplishment through a quiet possession of that Settlement to the Southward with which we cannot dispense.

The Government of China is perfectly convinced that the Island of Hong Kong will not be yielded up, and if it suited the purposes or character of H.M. Government to bind itself such Notification would have the Appearance of its formal cession, and declaration ever made that we were satisfied with that extent of territorial possession they would be the more Content to adjust affairs at once. As soon as the Court can be brought by persuasion or reduced by force to accommodate the remaining portions of the pecuniary difficulty of this question, we would strenuously strive that communication should be made to it of our determination never to abandon that Island,

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208 Secondly that Settlement to the Westward will only be productive of an indefinite protraction of hostilities in China at an enormous expense & thus defeat, or most sensibly retard, the very purposes for which it is undertaken; purposes affordably susceptible of accomplishment through a quiet possession of that Settlement to the Southward with which we cannot dispense. The Government of China is perfectly convinced that the Island of Hong Kong will not be yielded up, and if it suited the purposes or character of H.M. Government to bind itself such Notification would have the Appearance of its formal cession, and declaration ever made that we were satisfied with that extent of territorial possession they would be the more Content to adjust affairs at once. As soon as the Court can be brought by persuasion or reduced by force to accommodate the remaining portions of the pecuniary difficulty of this question, we would strenuously strive that communication should be made to it of our determination never to abandon that Island, Page 210 Page 211

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208 Secondly that Settlement to the Westward will only be productivi of an indefinite protraction of costilities in China atan enormous expence & thes defeat, or most Sonnisly retard, the very purposes for which it is undertaken; purpates aftroudly susceptible of accomplishment through a quit possession of that Settlement to the South word with which we cannot dispense. The Goverment of Chiria is perfectly convinced that the Island of Hong Kong till not he ÿäliled up, and it it suited the purposes or character of & Mr. Governmen Llorcapt bundee any it Such Motification it would Line the Appearance of its formal lession, and de claration evere made that we there satisfied with that extent of troutonal possession they would bethell Content to adjust leffairs at One. As soon as the Court Can be brought by persuasion or reduced by force farms, to accomodate the remaining portions of the pecuniary difficulty of this question, Would strenuously stride that communication should be made to it of our determinatio never to abandon that Hand, Page 210Page 211

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Secondly that Settlement to the Westward will only be productivi of an indefinite protraction of costilities in China atan enormous expence & thes defeat, or most Sonnisly retard, the very purposes for which it is undertaken; purpates aftroudly susceptible of accomplishment through a quit possession of that Settlement to the South word with which we cannot

dispense.

The Goverment

of Chiria is perfectly convinced that the Island of Hong Kong till not he ÿäliled up, and it it suited the purposes or character

of & Mr. Governmen Llorcapt

bundee any

Such Motification

it would Line the Appearance

of its formal lession, and de claration evere made that we there satisfied with that extent of troutonal possession they would bethell Content to adjust leffairs at One. As soon as the Court

Can be brought by persuasion or reduced by force farms, to accomodate the remaining portions of the pecuniary difficulty of this question, Would strenuously stride that communication should be made to it of our determinatio never to abandon that Hand,

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