CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3] — Page 139

In acknowledging. Keying's note, I informed him that I considered this act

Jucties in the

Lame

light as my payment of of the Salt funk

ago Dollars to the owner

which

of

was num town by

a steamer, the owner

a

which had contrived to creape from the duty of making reparation for the injury he had inflicted...

I took occasion to add that such a

reciprocal regard to the demands of fuctice and

to

: the obligations of Treaties

on all points

whatever was at once the beet and the only way of perpetuating friendship and good-fecting... The original Chinese Communication from Reying appeared to me well calentated. shew the Chineee inhabitants of Houghong that

could not commit depredations with impunity, and I have accordingly caused it " to be publicked for their information.

I have &c. (Signed) J. F. Davis ._

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Since the above was written I have

from Mt Gutzloff.

received the enclosed note from M.

me that reparation

informing.

secored case

had in a

of robbery been made

relations, rather than await the

of another appeal to Keying..

rigned) I. F. 9.

(Jane Lorry)

folonial Secretary...

by.

the

consequences