The Council of Government of the Province of Macao, Timor, and Solor, to Seu, Viceroy of Canton.
MOST EXCELLENT SIR,-The deputed officer sent by your Excellency to make the delivery of the head and hand of the Most Excellent the late Governor, the Councillor Amaral, declined yesterday to fulfil his mission, though, at his own request, the place and hour for that purpose had been fixed by this Government. After this he affirmed through the Tao-tang that he had orders from your Excellency not to make that delivery unless he first received the three Chinese who are detained until the necessary investigations into the barbarous assassination of the Illustrious Governor are terminated: thus causing a great confusion in the arrangements which had been made, and grave inconvenience not only to the Foreign Ministers and other residents here, but also to many persons who had been invited to attend that ceremony.
This Council do not yet know whether to believe that this conduct on the part of the deputed officer, as offensive as it is unjustifiable, could have been authorized by your Excellency, in the face of your Despatch of the 16th instant, and therefore they hasten to bring it to your Excellency's notice, in the hope that the just reparation for this unqualified insult will not be delayed; but should it be so, they must lay it also to your Excellency's charge, protesting from this moment against the proceeding, in order to leave to Her Majesty the Queen of Portugal, before whom they have already laid this circumstance, the free right, at a fitting period, of demanding due satisfaction, besides making it known to the Representatives of the Foreign Powers in China.
Macau, 28th September, 1849.
JERONIMO, Bishop of Macao-JOAQUIM ANTONIO DE MORAES CARNEIRO.-LUDGER JOAQUIM DE FARIA NERVES.-MIQUEL PEREIRA SIMÕES.-JOZE BRANDAO GOULART. -MANUEL PRAXERA.
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The Council of Government of the Province of Macao, Timor, and Solor, to Seu, Viceroy of Canton. MOST EXCELLENT SIR,-The deputed officer sent by your Excellency to make the delivery of the head and hand of the Most Excellent the late Governor, the Councillor Amaral, declined yesterday to fulfil bis mission, though, at his own request, the place and hour for that purpose had been fixed by this Government. After this he affirmed through the Tao-tang that he had orders from your Excellency not to make that delivery unless le drst received the three Chinese who are detained until the necessary investigations into the barbarous assassination of the Illustrious Governor are termi- nated: thus causing a great confusion in the arrangements which had been made, and grave inconvenience not only to the Foreign Ministers and other residents here, but also to many persons who had been invited to attend that caremony. This Council do not yet know whether to believe that this conduct on the part the deputed officer, as offensive as it is unjustifiable, could have been authorized by your Excel- lency, in the face of your Despatch of the 16th instant, and therefore they hasten to bring it to your Excellency's notice, in the hope that the just reparation for this unqualified insult will not be delayed; but should it be so, they must lay it also to your Excellency's charge, protesting from this moment against the proceeding, in order to leave to fer Majesty the Queen of Portugal, before whom they have already laid this circumstance, the free right, at a fitung period, of demanding due satisfaction, besides making it known to the Representatives of the Foreign Powers in China. Macau, 28th September, 1849.
JERONIMO, Bishop of Mucao-JOAQUIM ANTONIO DE MORAES CARNEIRO.LUDGER JOAQUIM DE FARIA NRVES. MIQUEL PEREIRA SIMÕES.-JOZE BRANARDO GOULANTS. -MANGRE PRAKIRA.
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