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House of Commo Admiralty Agent

Board of Traj

Boar

Foreign

Office

Honi

ice

Ordnan

Treast

and had never

been ward before for any

penpose whatever.

The bow in question is therefore in my estimation of so dubions a deveription that

-formed portion

I am convinced that it never

of those shipped by this Department, but I am not prepared to state how and where the substitution took place, unless it was effected on the transit to the frigate Whampoa and which is not altogether impossible, as I recollect hearing that occasion the bout was sexual hours reaching the ship having got aground, and if any of the boxes were then disturbed it is noti improbable the substitution was made then, whilst it remains to be proved whether

this detention was not premeditated by

with this object,

Chinese boatmen with this

contrary,

it was

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the

whither

the result of accident, the

which points of couse it is out of my

pinion. kower to pronounce

my

I beg respectfully to refer to

letter

to: M. Archer dated Dublin the 7th Instant, in which I trust I have entered into sufficient details to prove that

every possible precaution

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was taken by this Department that could was perfectly

be secorted to, and that it was

impracticable that the robbery could have been effected during the short time in

in chaye of the Commissariat

which it was

The Lead found in this Box bears the name

of two Mercantile houses C.W. Fuller &?? & Stackley &C. B. F. I think that important disclosures might be brought to light if this lead was returned to China with orders to

Dbly. Miller to cause

enquiry to be made

of the Mercantile

names

in Cheira

to the

Establishmento and others who

Bank

dealers

in lead. It might be thus traced where this lead was sold, by whom it was sold,

and also the parties who became the purchasers. This course it is hoped might lead to the discovery of the defrander.

I think it desirable that the bone itself together with the wood which covered the lead to fill the box, was also returned to China, and one or two of the other boxes with a view to their local examination

there

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