the recapture of the Bland & the blockade of the river, Entertain a hope that the Government
will take care to avoid these Consequences; it is of high importance that I believe your Lordship will think I have exercised a sound discretion in promoting it by all the most prudent inducements we could hold out without danger to our main objects.
In a practical point of view it is no exaggeration to say that peaceful Commercial relations with the Government and people of Canton are more important to us, than a Treaty of peace with the Emperor.
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Your Lordship's observations upon the difficulty or rather the impossibility of detaining, guarding or holding in port any large number of the trading junks of the Country relieve me from the necessity of saying more upon that, or the kindred subject of Satisfying our heavy & growing claims, than to point to the late results in Canton as the most conclusive means of meeting that exigency. I have given my best attention to your Lordship's valuable suggestions with respect to the further operations of this season, & I will now beg to submit my own opinions on the same subject.
Our first movement should, I think, be upon Amoy. Arrived off the coast of Fukien I would advise that a proclamation be extensively circulated amongst the people acquainting them that it was ardently desired...
the recapture of the Bland & the Mockade of the river, Entertain a hope that the Government
will to the care to avoid these Consequences; etter tait Consent to the resort of their -people & picks to our new Settlement in its early stages is of hech importance thal believe your Lordship will think Shave exercised a found discution in promoting it by all the motinist in -
- ducements WZ could he
toour breated without-danger to our main objects.
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In a practical point of view it is no exaggeration to say that peacful Commercial relations with the Goverment and people of Canton are more important to us, than a Tuaty of peace with the
Comperor.
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Your Lordships obter -vations upon the difficulty or :z ather the impassibility of detroning quarding pholding in depart any large number of the trading junks of the Country relieveme from the necefely &f saying "move upon that, or the Kindred Subject of Satisfying our heavy & growing claines, than to point to the late results in Cantor as the most Conclusive means of Muting that exigency of have given my best attention to your Lordshipsvalicable seggestions with respect to the further ofcerations of this season, & 9 will now "bey to submit my own opinions on the same subject.
Our first movement Should I think he upon Ammy. Arrived of the Cously of Fukhem tud advise that a proclamation the the extensively circulated a mongs to the people acquimintin them that it was ardently aesired.
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