CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 41

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to make

a.

ravenous attack.

The Ecclesiastical endowment,

well des...

The great property of its Subjects both at home and in the Colonies; and the

richest Merchant of Macao almost

the only

one that deserved the

sole refuge in London,

where he now lives. The remaining property of the place was

dependent on the English residents,

who rented the best houses

there;

and spent their money when the expulsion of the British trade from Canton in 1839, and the necessity of

warehousing our Merchant's Goods,

gave a

short-lived prosperity to

Macao, which, like the

free, was

surprised by

the

20.

But at the

very

moment when:

greatly benefited by the connexion, and when they had the opportunity of asserting their independence

of the Chinese would have been promptly met by British

co-operation, the Portuguese silently acquiesced in the hostile preparations of Commissioner Lin's persons of the Bogue, and when Capt. Smith made his well-timed attack on the Chinese force at the Barrier Wall, a portion of the Enemy's Troops marched from

the

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39 to make a. ravenous attack. The Ecclesiastical endowment, well des... The great property of its Subjects both at home and in the Colonies; and the richest Merchant of Macao almost the only one that deserved the sole refuge in London, where he now lives. The remaining property of the place was dependent on the English residents, who rented the best houses there; and spent their money when the expulsion of the British trade from Canton in 1839, and the necessity of warehousing our Merchant's Goods, gave a short-lived prosperity to Macao, which, like the free, was surprised by the 20. But at the very moment when: greatly benefited by the connexion, and when they had the opportunity of asserting their independence of the Chinese would have been promptly met by British co-operation, the Portuguese silently acquiesced in the hostile preparations of Commissioner Lin's persons of the Bogue, and when Capt. Smith made his well-timed attack on the Chinese force at the Barrier Wall, a portion of the Enemy's Troops marched from the
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39

to inake

a.

ravenous attack.

Mie Eclesiastical endowmentő,

well des

The preate property of its Subjects both at home and in the Colonies; and the

richest Merchant of Marred almodt

jhe only

маше

one that deserved the

plock refuge in London,

where be now lives. The remaining properity of the place was

dependent the English residents,

ole

who rented the best-houses.

there;

and spent ther money when the expulsion of thes British trade frome Cauton in 1839, and the messsity of

Warchousung our Mer client's Goods,

Merchant's

дайб

d

shortlived prosperity to

Maras, which, like the

free, was

A

surprised by

grafted

troves

the

pustes et vou sux pound

fructus

20.

But at the

e _

very

ntonssent when:

greatly benefited by the cour nection, and when the are op:

idence

: portimity of asserting their indepen

of the Chinese would haw. livec promptly met by British-

operation, the Portuguese silently acquieseed in the hostile preparations of Commissioner Luc persous of the Eoughcle, and when Capty Smith made his welly tiiied attack on the Clinisse force. at the Barrior Wall, & portion of the Encuny's Troops nearched frou

regavest the

the

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