CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 196

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-Establishments from Macao to this Place, but-

I may declare that even to me that was done by the extraordinary and, as it was unparalleled progress had made under the arrangements forced on I believe, which this Settlement which on my arrival in China, which I found in force on my arrival, and sided by subsequent Proceedings Mr. Johnston, the Deputy Superintendent, had adopted, and regarding my sentiments in the which I expressed in my accompanying Letter No 20 of the 26th of January last. A copy of this letter has already been sent to Your Lordship with my Despatch No 4 of the 7th of February, but I again transmit one to facilitate reference.

I trust that Her Majesty's Government will have already collected from the whole tenor of my Correspondence, that I had no predilection for raising a British colony at Houghing or at any other Place in China. My sole and undivided object has been to act in such a manner as to compel the Chinese Government to an early and honorable Peace, and to thereby fulfil the trust that has been reposed in me for the best interests of my Country. I found when I arrived in China, that it was even then impossible, supposing it had accorded with my first impressions, to set aside all that Captain Elliot had done regarding Houghing... I found that the Lieutenant General Commanding the Land Forces had pointed out and recommended extensive and, I still think, very judicious