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AGEN

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Law

Officer

accordingly made him the

recompangme communication groing lover to the Cope of the Lotter from dus Simpson, inclosed in Your Lordship's desparch 20.72. of they of October lost; and I recived in due course the inclosed

reple.

From this it would appear that Commodore Perry does not consider that Great Britain

popesses ung covereignty

over the

Bonin Islands, either by

by right

of discovery.

or on the gromed

of the rationality of the few

Inhabitants who have located

themselves there. He has however

tuben

taben no steps to appropriate the

Group on behalf of the Gank of the knited States, his purchase land having been a private transaction, intered into on prudential considerations

alone.

on

Igladly avail myself other opportunity to inform Courtordenist that during the whole period of the stay of the buited States Squadron

in these waters, Commodore Perry and all his Officers have been upon the most carbiai termus with myself and the Officer in

Ber

majesty's Service both were and at the Consular Ports-

Shave &

(signed) H. Bonham-

JONA