CO129-022 - Public Offices - 1847 — Page 347

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that. Empire, that I think an

Embassy

torche

our wh

have suggested wont be favourably receiver- I know monours that the last crisis of with China was l

compared by the services of the eminent When potentiory, Sir Henry Pottinger: it firm foolish to Luggest lending another of

similar character within to short an

ficer of

Chan

present

financial.

mzasmrit.

avent.

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an war, in which rasz

at them

time. But the interests at stake one to gre future will be affictiol by the character. that. I am convine of the beat line of policy will be that which will show the omerodent te Entaher

e. considerations will but whether feeling of Great Britains toewardy China,

his with all the world a moral forats delves in favour of its adoption. Jer he

whatever by their it overt a war or not, it wont place liga in all her future dating.

positions of moral dign Ty Character with that Empire.

dencies dina probat anolence, which other nations could not but In its Provinces and dependencies

land in a

contains foux hundred millions of ponds, aning acknowledge,

whom is differed

literature Exalting

andk

them

the which the Chinese selors will not fail arttumatily to perceis.

ance, generosity and seasons in the dining he cannot be bad policy for the present. it's

an

litets to influer. of erry. What it is in the bicial

the strong with the weak, and rating

to and achievemen mation. It seems to me

the British

form of

the future

south be most bine!

comment to place I trust you will hold me excused

for writing

the Ang

-

offering contained in this litter. If

at is much length, and tions which are

your

oritur this country very high in the appreciation of th

their own seats of only at the commencement of thing

the Chinese won on

apper.

where their com

our intercouron with that nation, all the four power to sucation Stations et is in

And

are only

and might be useful.

sideration won't be prosier, The interest which I fort in China,

is the my principal

ionary

thing to its people

feath is the which I have to find in qualification of my

I won't tope entering to a lipsufficient to wease enter

you

for

ч

thering occupied a portion of your time,

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