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Colony of Hong Kong
It would be superfluous to say one syllable more to account for my having felt it necessary to address this despatch to Your Lordship. The points discussed in it demonstrate the correctness.
"that it may be of Your Lordship's remark in despatch No 8 of the 3rd instant, impossible for you confidently to determine to which of Her Majesty's Secretaries of State you have a right to report your proceedings, and difficulties, and to apply for instructions, and I will therefore trust to Your Lordship to furnish Lord Aberdeen with a copy of this communication.
"I hope Lieut. Col. Malcolm will have left the Akbar steamer at Suez for the purpose of bringing me replies to some of my most urgent references sent by him. And possibly some Officer to join me; but as that may not be the case, I intend to address the Government of Bombay, and beg that a steamer may be held in readiness at that port to come on to China, at any moment I may desire, 1844. That His Majesty's Government will approve of my doing so, I have no doubt.
"I should propose to keep here till the 10 of January to cover me, as far as Bombay, when relieved, on my terra to Europe, and I hope Her Majesty's Government will approve of my doing so, and will likewise direct, that she shall be placed under my orders and at my exclusive disposal. I trust, with God's blessing, under the additional weight of labour and anxiety that awaits me, but it...
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Government and excentive Authorities of the
Colony of Hongthing
It would be superfluous to say one- syllable more to account for my having felt it necessary to address this despatch to Your Lordship . The points discussed in it
demonstrate the correctness.
"that it may
be
of
Your Lordships
remark in despatch No 8 of the 3rd ch dann,
impossible for you Confidently " to determine to which of Her Majesty's tive Seentances of State
you right to report your " proceedings, and difficulties, and to apply, for inchuctions, and Swill therefore brust to Your Lordship to furnish Lord Aberdeen with a copy of this communication.
"
I hope Lieut. Col. Malcolm will Shamen
have lift the. Akbar Mearns at Susze for the por pose of bringing me replies
me replies to some of Mary
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mit urent referenced bent
by his
And.
possibly some Officer to join me ;
but as that
may not be the case, I intend to address the Government of 1 Tombay, and bey, that for a
oft
Steamer may
be held in readiness at that
-"may desire, 18444. That Steamer
Cositivey to come on to China, at any moment. 1.4 His Majesty's Government
the 10 of January
"of "I should propose to keep here. to Covery me. as far as Bombay, when relined, on muy
terra to Europe, and Shoke Her Pagesty's Government will approve of Muy doing is,
sing
hi arth
and will likewise direct, that shi. shall be placed under my ortors and at exclusive disposal. I hust;, tit, and strength will bear of, with Son's Blissing, under the additional weight of
labe
and angicly that awaits me, but it
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