Arrival Steamer had departed.
The destruction is complete, and Rear Admiral Sir Michael Seymour is entrenching himself on the ground in front of the ruins, with the intention of maintaining his position, a most important point, as the abandonment of the ground would in my judgment be a political error of a grievous kind.
The full particulars I have made known to Her Majesty's Government through the Right Honorable The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and I refer you to the matter now communicated for the purpose of informing you of the state of the Colony.
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The position of affairs at Canton has tended to exasperate the naturally hostile and repulsive people of the provincial districts, and endeavours are being made by means of Public Notifications to induce the Chinese Residents here to withdraw from the Colony.
The supplies of Shau Toung may possibly be interfered with in this manner, as the Island is dependent for them on the Districts to which I refer. Some anxiety is of course expressed by the Inhabitants under ...
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Arrail Steamer had departed_
The destruction is complete, and Rear Admiral Sir Michael
Seymour is entrenching himalt on the gouden in front of the ruins, with the intention of maintaining his position, a most important point, as the abandonment of "the ground would in my migment be a
political onor
grievous
The full particulars I have make known to Her Majesty's povernment through the Right Honorable The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and I refer
for the purpose
to the matter now
to informing you of the Colony
as
379
to the state
The position of affairs at
Canton has tended to exasperate
the naturally hostile and repulsive people of the provincial districts,
and endeavours are
by
means
being made of Rublic Notifications
to induce the Chinese Resident here to withdraw from the Colony.
The supplies of Stoughtong may possibly be interfered
with in this manua, as
the
Bland is dependent for there on the Districts to which I refer. Some ansiety is of cource expressed by the Inhabitants under
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