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101

Board

of

Trade

E.1

at that line.

I have also explained this in a recent case of alleged infraction of the Customs Laws where the discredit thereof was attempted to be foisted upon an English vessel by the Master of a Portuguese Lombard. The proof against him was a Note addressed to the Customs Officer at

Mengen in Portuguese, which would not certainly be used by the master of an English vessel or any other people.

On the reverse side of that note was what was intended for a translation of it into Chinese, in which the writer impudently assumes for his craft the character of a vessel of the great English Nation, & insultingly demands from

the officer to whom it is addressed the liberation of somebody or thing, of whose detention the said officer declared he knew nothing. The note in question was forwarded for my perusal and returned by

me to the Hackwan.

In adverting to this case in

my

reply to Lord, I thought it proper to add

a

request that he would take occasion

to make known to the people on the coast whom he represents as entertaining a violent feeling of exasperation against the English in consequence of the alleged acts of aggression, the facts above stated, and that most of the vessels engaged in giving convoy to native Junks are not British vessels.

It would appear extraordinary

that

...

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101 Board of Trade E.1 at that line. I have also explained this in a recent case of alleged infraction of the Customs Laws where the discredit thereof was attempted to be foisted upon an English vessel by the Master of a Portuguese Lombard. The proof against him was a Note addressed to the Customs Officer at Mengen in Portuguese, which would not certainly be used by the master of an English vessel or any other people. On the reverse side of that note was what was intended for a translation of it into Chinese, in which the writer impudently assumes for his craft the character of a vessel of the great English Nation, & insultingly demands from the officer to whom it is addressed the liberation of somebody or thing, of whose detention the said officer declared he knew nothing. The note in question was forwarded for my perusal and returned by me to the Hackwan. In adverting to this case in my reply to Lord, I thought it proper to add a request that he would take occasion to make known to the people on the coast whom he represents as entertaining a violent feeling of exasperation against the English in consequence of the alleged acts of aggression, the facts above stated, and that most of the vessels engaged in giving convoy to native Junks are not British vessels. It would appear extraordinary that ...
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101 Boar of Trad E.1 at that line. Thave ales explained thin that in a recent case of alleged infraction of the Customs Lens the discredit there of was Attemptest to be foisted expow an English repel by the Master of a Portuguese Lombar. The proof Shael against him wows a Note addraped to the Customs Officer at Mengen in Portuguese, which would hut certainly be used by the master of ad English bekel or any this people. On the reverse side of that note was what was intended for a translation of it into Chinese, in which the conter impudently assumes for his craft the character of a besil of the great English Nation, & insultingly demand from from the officer towhow it is addressed the liberation of somebody belonging thing, of whose detention the said officer decland he knew nothing . _ The note in question was forwardeed for my perusal and Erturned by me to the Hackwaw. In adverting to this case in my Exply to Lick, I thought it proper to add a request that has that he would's late occasion tomake knoww to the people on the bust whom he represents as entertaining a biolent feeling of exasperation againg the English in consequence of the alleged acts of aggression, the facts above Stated, and that most of the bessels Engaged lagive convoy bnative Junks are not British bessels. It would appear extraordinary that דוי su
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101

Boar

of

Trad

E.1

at that line.

Thave ales explained thin that

in a recent case of alleged infraction of the Customs Lens the discredit there of was Attemptest to be foisted expow an English repel by the Master of a Portuguese Lombar. The proof Shael against him wows a Note addraped to the Customs Officer at

Mengen in Portuguese, which would hut certainly be used by the master of ad English bekel or any this people.

On the reverse side of that note was what was intended for a translation of it into Chinese, in which the conter impudently assumes for his craft the character of a besil of the great English Nation, & insultingly demand from

from the officer towhow it is addressed the liberation of somebody belonging thing, of whose detention the said officer decland he knew nothing . _ The note in question was forwardeed for my perusal and Erturned by

me to the Hackwaw.

In adverting to this case in

my

Exply to Lick, I thought it proper to add

a

request that has

that he would's late occasion

tomake knoww to the people on the bust whom he represents as entertaining a biolent feeling of exasperation againg the English in consequence of the alleged acts of aggression, the facts above Stated, and that most of the bessels Engaged lagive convoy bnative Junks are not British bessels.

It would appear extraordinary

that

דוי

su

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