of the Council have been responded to by your Excellency having ordered the detention in the Roads of Macão of the Steamer "Medja" and the Corvette "L' Amazone", whose
presence in these waters cannot fail to
produce the desired effects. The Council
can assure your Excellency that it never was nor is it now the intention of the Government to employ any auxiliary force to attack the Chinese, but merely
to have assistance to protect the city and
its inhabitants in case of need, against any aggression
on the part of the Chinese,
God Preserve your Excellency-
Macão, 27 August, 1849
[signed] Jeronimo, Bishop of Macao,
} Joaquim Antonio de Moraes Sarmento,
"Ludgero Joaquim de Menezes,
1 Miguel Pereira Simoens,
Joze Bernardo Goularte,
7
(signed) Manoel Pereira, 1st
(True Translation)
[signed] L. d'Almada e Castro.
True Copy,
Chief Colonial Secretary.
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of the bouncil have been responded to by your Excellency having ordered the detention in the Roads of ellacão of the Steamer "lledia and the borvette il mazou, whose
escuce in these waters cannot fail to
presence
produce the desired effects. The bouncil
cau a
assure your Excellency that it never was nor is it now the intention of the Government to employ any auxiliary to attack the Chinese, but merely
force
to have assistance to protect the bity and
its inhabitants in case of uced, against any aggression
God Preserve
on the
part of
the Chinese,
your Excellency-
Macão, 27 August, 1849
[signed] feronimo, Bishop of ellacac,
) Jouqueur Antonio de Moraes barmiro, "Ludgero Joaquim de Haria Neves, 1 Miquel Pereira Simoens,
}
Joze Bernardo Goularte,
7
,
(signed) Manoel Pervira, 115
(True Translation)
[requed) L. d'Almada e bastre.
True Copy,)
Maine Colonial Secretary.
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