CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 272

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

in any affair concerning bith parties

shall be under the

management of

British offices and that Chinese subjects shall be tried by their

Mandarins.

As now the Sinan clerk is indeed

Ol

native of China, and the fishermen along the coast of Hongkong

are not to be compared to Englishmen, they ought according to the treaty to be dealt with by the Chinese Mandarins, and be treated according

to

the laws of the Central Government.

instance ...

If for Englishman in defiance

of the treaty proceeds into the interior and creates disturbance & the Great

Minister will send him to

the

Honorable Envoy to be examined and

prosecuted, and ... punish and imprison him.

220"

account detain

Wherefore, would request you

the Honorable Envoy, to direct the British

Officers under

your

269 command, to hand

over the Sinan clerk and his people to the

Kowloon authorities.

The Deputy Governor being

near at hand distinctly enter into the bearings of the case, and whenever the proceedings

end, the Great Minister

are

at an

shall communicate to you

The Honorable

Envoy the result for your information, Whilst addressing this letter, I

wish you very happiness.

(Signed) Keying in Mantoluo characters.

Without date.

Received 6th December, 1844.

True Translation

(Signed) Charles Gutzlaff :

Chinese Secretary.

True

Copy

Frederick M.Q. Bruce

Officer

Edit History

2026-05-16 18:24:42 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
in any affair concerning bith parties shall be under the management of British offices and that Chinese subjects shall be tried by their Mandarins. As now the Sinan clerk is indeed Ol native of China, and the fishermen along the coast of Hongkong are not to be compared to Englishmen, they ought according to the treaty to be dealt with by the Chinese Mandarins, and be treated according to the laws of the Central Government. instance ... If for Englishman in defiance of the treaty proceeds into the interior and creates disturbance & the Great Minister will send him to the Honorable Envoy to be examined and prosecuted, and ... punish and imprison him. 220" account detain Wherefore, would request you the Honorable Envoy, to direct the British Officers under your 269 command, to hand over the Sinan clerk and his people to the Kowloon authorities. The Deputy Governor being near at hand distinctly enter into the bearings of the case, and whenever the proceedings end, the Great Minister are at an shall communicate to you The Honorable Envoy the result for your information, Whilst addressing this letter, I wish you very happiness. (Signed) Keying in Mantoluo characters. Without date. Received 6th December, 1844. True Translation (Signed) Charles Gutzlaff : Chinese Secretary. True Copy Frederick M.Q. Bruce Officer
Baseline (Original)
- in any affair concerning bith parties shall be under the management of British offices and that Chinese subjects shall be tried by their Mandarins. As now the Sinan clerk is indeed Ol native of China, and the fishermen along the coast of Hongkong are not to be compared to Englishmen, they ought according to the healy be dealt with by the Chinese Mandarins, and be treated according to the laws of the Central Importance instance αλι If for Englishman in difiance of the healy proceeds into the interior and creates disturbance & the Great Minister will send him to the You Honorable Envoy to be examine and prosecuted, and on and imprison him. 220" account detain Wherefore, would request you the Honorable Envoy, to direct the British Officers under your 269 commain, to hand over the Sinan clerk and his people to the Cowloon uuthorities. The Dopeely Wor being near at hav world distinctly enter into the bearings of the case, and whenever the proceedings end, the threat Minister are at an shall communicate to you The Nonsable Envoy the result for your information, Whilst addressing this letter, I with you seery happiness. (Signed) Keying in Mantoluo characters. Without date. Received byth December, 18444. True Translation (Signed) Charles Gutzlaff : Chinese Secretary. Tue Copy Frederick M.Q. Bruce Officers
2026-05-16 18:24:42 · Baseline
View content

-

in any affair concerning bith parties

shall be under the

management of

British offices and that Chinese subjects shall be tried by their

Mandarins.

As now the Sinan clerk is indeed

Ol

native of China, and the fishermen along the coast of Hongkong

are not to be compared to Englishmen, they ought according to the healy be dealt with by the Chinese Mandarins, and be treated according

to

the laws of the Central Importance

instance αλι

If for Englishman in difiance

of the healy proceeds into the interior and creates disturbance & the Great

Minister will send him to

the

You

Honorable Envoy to be examine and

prosecuted, and on and imprison him.

220"

account detain

Wherefore, would request you

the Honorable Envoy, to direct the British

Officers under

your

269 commain, to hand

over the Sinan clerk and his people to the

Cowloon uuthorities.

The Dopeely Wor being

near at hav

world distinctly enter into the bearings of the case, and whenever the proceedings

end, the threat Minister

are

at an

shall communicate to you

The Nonsable

Envoy the result for your information, Whilst addressing this letter, I

with you seery happiness.

(Signed) Keying in Mantoluo

characters.

Without date.

Received byth December, 18444.

True Translation

(Signed) Charles Gutzlaff :

Chinese Secretary.

Tue

Copy

Frederick M.Q. Bruce

Officers

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.