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that the five be opened without reserve to Mitish suljet, and lawful British trade. - buton alove of those ports has not get been thus opened.

to nawed therein should.

When

my

despatch W. 62 was written it still appeared questionable to Him:

we could with preedence

govt how for

and in good policy

insist with the

and

Chinese Authorities on the full incrediate execution of the Trea stipulations with respect to buton;

Treaty

that point,

and I accordingly conveyed to your a cautionary gover having much to

your

ou

ouva

discretion.

The observations however contained in your despatch hobo above mentioned

and expecially

thore

approaching

au

the

bearing restoration of Ausan

to the lemperor, have placed the matter in such a light.

as to thew

learly

rly the

expediency of requiring and it werepary competting the full execution of the Treaty, both with respect to Canton and

to

to any

Execletion

be stile incomplete

other point in which that

may possibly be yet.

while we have

compulsion

in our

the means of

ar power. It is

obvious that when Cheesan is once

once given up we shall lose much of the weight and authority

which we now

new possess.

a yourself with urgay

On the receipt of this despatch you will accordingly consider, fully exepowered to renew with your application for the free admission of English subjects and every part of lawton, and you will at

dependants

it

the same tiive internate that when

thers admitted, conformably to treaty, the Chinese fout will be held by us responsible for the good

of an

treaffenh

auch Brilios enbjects by the people of Cauton. We

on our

part bind

ourselves at the same time to

Employ every

to insure the

weans atour

the goodsend orderly conduch

of

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