CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843 — Page 71

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E.

Inhabitants of Shanghai, that may be known to all the world.

Notification to the Inhabitants of Shanghai.

The High Officers Commanding the Combined Forces, acknowledge the receipt of the communication from the Inhabitants of Shanghai delivered by Chekiang & Shanghai, &c., &c.,

in which they solicit permission to rest and resume their avocations on payment of the sum of five hundred thousand dollars by certain instalments.

The High Officers in reply can but refer the Inhabitants to their former notifications.

They demanded the Sum of One Million of Dollars and not occupying the forts or molest them.

They now repeat that they are not disposed to alter those terms, until the forts on the Woosung River are open to the just Government.

Signed

W. Parker

Vice Admiral

Naval Commander in Chief

To the demand made by the British Commander in Chief

the same reply is given.

True Copy

Doveton M. St. George

Lieutenant Colonel

Deputy Adjutant General, Expeditionary Force

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E. Inhabitants of Shanghai, that may be known to all the world. Notification to the Inhabitants of Shanghai. The High Officers Commanding the Combined Forces, acknowledge the receipt of the communication from the Inhabitants of Shanghai delivered by Chekiang & Shanghai, &c., &c., in which they solicit permission to rest and resume their avocations on payment of the sum of five hundred thousand dollars by certain instalments. The High Officers in reply can but refer the Inhabitants to their former notifications. They demanded the Sum of One Million of Dollars and not occupying the forts or molest them. They now repeat that they are not disposed to alter those terms, until the forts on the Woosung River are open to the just Government. Signed W. Parker Vice Admiral Naval Commander in Chief To the demand made by the British Commander in Chief the same reply is given. True Copy Doveton M. St. George Lieutenant Colonel Deputy Adjutant General, Expeditionary Force
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E.

Inhabitants of Shangher, that may Larson What City for

Notification to the

they

Million of Dollars-

69

Day

the combined the til

The High Efficiens command

Forces, acknowledge the receipt of the communication pom the du Labitants of thausher delivered by

Chea

Gangding & Shanghon,

& Cavon Gang

for the pee ing

city

ر میگر

tang

which they loterit permission

rest and agres & bervels tracing

with that sits on payment of the teen for free

hundred thousand sollars by certain instalment -

The High Officers in reply can,

bust refer

Inhabitants to their former notifications.

they demanded the Sunn

Dollard ad

a laudoin

Ang Shanghat,

and

the

which

One Million of

not occupying

of of Come

for

they

or moles.

nowd repeats that they,

ساخته می شه

are not disposed to alter those terms,

the shade in the Woosung River,

they

open

untily the just Govenment

Signed

W. Parker

Vice Admiraly

are

maval Cir Che

demandé made by the British

Chief

complied within.

(digne / Houst

1 Coveral

Commander in Chief

Madras Avenge

Thue Copy

Domien M

Sieutenant Colouch

Deperity Adjutant General, Expeditionary Force

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