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disquiet the Public mind (whether Chinese or European)

to lead to a

Peace is

of

and

belief that the

likely to be broken.

infringed by the government China

I shall call on Mr Gutschmidt

to explain his verbal statements

and

stated to have been made.

to Captain Chads.

night that the

I think it

七

Discrepancy between

these.

two letters, should be enquired into, and explained.

that the possible

should that

I have the

I signed Henry Pottinger

Copy

Cornwallis at

1202 August

Wongkong

1843

Same sorry to find by your Excellency's letter of yesterday, that the sentiments

expressed of the prudent, and

fire cautious

Zane.

Captain Caledonia

in

my

crea

Letter

Aspres

N. 11. transmitting Copies of his

late communications.

unications

have

not been received by your

Excellency with a

corresponding feeling.

As I am satisfied with the

this jealous, and

intentions of this

Distinguished Officer.

always

to fulfil his duties correctly;

for the interests

of his Country

it becomes mine to shield him from any misapprehension which your Excellency entertain on the last to

you

His feeling

-Z-

advent I

Sir Henry Pottinger Br

aching

I therefore deem it

right