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verons and had no other intentions. At

they

red on board, and look their leave.

at red on

I taclore examined the

Sot file entry Treaty, and find it distinctly

stated in the b", Article, that English

Merchants ong

At not wanto

night

wantonly to so

to

tillages and invnder about at their pleasure,

and if boy

iilishmen who in defiance

of the protivition in this Treaty, fo of their

mus accord into the interior unid wath to a

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distant, no matter

what rank or grade,

the inhabitants are allowed to 2007ze

and deliver

he

Ham ovis to the Contul, that they may punished according to fireur stances and words to that effect. The bittage of Bengt wie in the district of thinlik, belongs to the interior, and is more than one hundred le distant from Whampoa, and no Merchantmen

from any

Nation

fo

and anchor there, 2008

Ar bruders from any country proceed there,

to

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carry

on commerce; yet all on a sudden

there-are

four foreigners who come there in a

bost, enter the village

and take a walk, which

is not in accordance with the existing Treaty.

And although the said gentry

were unable to

avolain the names and Qurnames of the party,

still as they

Came

from Hongkong there must

be Englishmen amongst

189uest

Yar

amongst ther. I therefor the Honorable Envoy to find out

the peopes who of their own accord, and in defiance of the Treaty, walked at a distance

into the interior, and

birour

to ttroumstances as a

Thus

You

punish them according

warning for the future. will sufficiently evince your justice

and equity.

This is the principal object of this

Communication which is addressed to His

Exuellewey, Hes Iritannic Majesty's

Plempatendiary, Air Hewry Pottinger Bast- G. E. B. gr. Yo

Januhwary

for paragraphs), and to correct the text according to the given rules, here is the corrected version:

Persons and had no other intentions. At

they

went on board, and took their leave.

at went on

I taclore examined the

said file entry Treaty, and find it distinctly

stated in the 8th Article, that English

Merchants ought

not wantonly to go

to

villages and wander about at their pleasure,

and if British men who in defiance

of the prohibition in this Treaty, go of their

own accord into the interior and with a

view to a

distant, no matter

what rank or grade,

the inhabitants are allowed to seize

and deliver

them over to the Consul, that they may be punished according to circumstances and words to that effect. The village of Bengt wie in the district of thinlik, belongs to the interior, and is more than one hundred li distant from Whampoa, and no Merchantmen

from any

Nation

go

and anchor there, 2008

nor traders from any country proceed there,

to

carry

on commerce; yet all on a sudden

there are

four foreigners who come there in a

boat, enter the village

and take a walk, which

is not in accordance with the existing Treaty.

And although the said gentry

were unable to

ascertain the names and surnames of the party,

still as they

came

from Hongkong there must

be Englishmen amongst

them. I therefore request the Honorable Envoy to find out

the people who of their own accord, and in defiance of the Treaty, walked at a distance

into the interior, and

to punish them according

to circumstances as a

warning for the future. This will sufficiently evince your justice

and equity.

This is the principal object of this

Communication which is addressed to His

Excellency, Her Britannic Majesty's

Plenipotentiary, Sir Henry Pottinger Bart- G. C. B. gr. Yo

January