CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 58

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as intimated in your Despatch "Confidential" of 1st April last, I have had no difficulty in this instance, and again the present occasioned our undeniable right to judicial jurisdiction in my turn حوار Hurious.

The Correspondence with Commodore Armstrong and Form ne M2. Keenan accompanies this Despatch, as well as Mr Mitchell's explanation of his words and manner on the bench, of which the American officials, unreasonably I think, complain.

I am compelled to repeat the suggestion that it be proposed to the Government of the United States to remove Mr Keenan from his post, as his peculiar character unfits him for the conduct of those delicate duties which at times he is called on to perform.

I am bound at the same time to observe that Mr Keenan has, on several occasions, received thanks for his exertions in the recovery of Deserters from this American Force, on board Carrison boats from American Vessels, but I must repeat that this gentleman's extreme opinions and general bearing exhibit great unfitness for the temperate discharge of the duties committed to him.

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55 as intimated in your Despatch "Confidential" of 1st April last, I have had no difficulty in this instance, and again the present occasioned our undeniable right to judicial jurisdiction in my turn حوار Hurious. The Correspondence with Commodore Armstrong and Form ne M2. Keenan accompanies this Despatch, as well as Mr Mitchell's explanation of his words and manner on the bench, of which the American officials, unreasonably I think, complain. I am compelled to repeat the suggestion that it be proposed to the Government of the United States to remove Mr Keenan from his post, as his peculiar character unfits him for the conduct of those delicate duties which at times he is called on to perform. I am bound at the same time to observe that Mr Keenan has, on several occasions, received thanks for his exertions in the recovery of Deserters from this American Force, on board Carrison boats from American Vessels, but I must repeat that this gentleman's extreme opinions and general bearing exhibit great unfitness for the temperate discharge of the duties committed to him.
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as intimated in your Despatch

"Confidential" of /t April last, I.

han us difficulty

in

instance, and asain

the precent

accented our

undeniable right to juli jurisdiction

in mu run

معار

Hurious.

The Conessondence with Commodore Armstions and Form ne

M2.

Keenan accompanies this Secrated, as well as Mr Mitchell's exstantia rs.

crslauntia. of his words and manner on the bench of which the American officials, unreasonably I think,

Comblain.

I am compelied to repeat the suggestion that it be propored

A

ناهون

to the youuument of the United

States to remove Mr Keenan from

BA

His poré

منان

his peculiar character

unfits him for the conduct of

those

deliente duties which at times the is called on to perform

I am bounn at the came time to bserve that Mr Keenan

has.

my

on sevennt recnsions reecived

thanks for his certions in

the recovery

A Deserters

of

Carricon forná

on board

from

this

American Fuels, out Irumit repeat that this gentlemans extreme opinions and general bering exhibit great innstitune for the temperate ricerings of the

duties committed & him.

to

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