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nir

but

ent off, except in

well

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to Reying

in

my enclosed

letter

tat

all

such licences

bard

manned European vessell. Your Lordship

aware

refused.

mary

that

this offer was

I appears however that

of the vessels which

commit these Piracise possess liäences to carry arms, granted by the Chinese Government during the war with England, which Licences are

continued after the war is over,

the Admiral

two vessels

which

seized on suspicion, and which I

should be wholly withdrawn,

the first step

piracy, and

be

allowed

carry armis

adopt

ad

towards

suppressing

that

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vessels should

under

any pretext to

we might then

the

measures

which I

suggested for

Lois

the extruction of the

in this neighbourhood, by

certaris mumber of

maming a

with Europeans.

handed

over

(as reported in my

Nos.

Despatalie No:53 of 1344) to the office at Cowloon, possened these Licences.

I accordingly recommended.

Vessels

Ar the 24th Jetting

forwarded a copy of my

letter

# Keying with the enclosed to lear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, pointing

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out

the necessity

to which

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