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I shall be obliged by your informing me what this decision is, for as yet I have received no official information on the subject.

I have also to request that I may be permitted to peruse this Despatch: I am led to infer from the tone of Your letter, and also that of the extract from Mr. Custers' letter, that the latter gentleman has at least been made acquainted with the Contents of this Dispatch, if he has not been favoured with a perusal of the entire document.

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I need hardly say that I consider Mr. Anstey's indirect expression of regret to be very far indeed from being satisfactory - Nay, I do not hesitate to declare that I feel it to be an additional insult, and I am perfectly astonished at the conclusion of your letter, in which you remark that His Excellency has instructed you to say he considers this a sufficient apology, there not being one single word of Apology in the extract from Mr Anstey's letter with which you have furnished me.

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93 last. I shall be obliged by your informing me what this decision is, for as yet I have received no official information on the subject. I have also to request that I may be permitted to peruse this Despatch: I am led to infer from the tone of Your letter, and also that of the extract from Mr. Custers' letter, that the latter gentleman has at least been made acquainted with the Contents of this Dispatch, if he has not been favoured with a perusal of the entire document. Page 110 I need hardly say that I consider Mr. Anstey's indirect expression of regret to be very far indeed from being satisfactory - Nay, I do not hesitate to declare that I feel it to be an additional insult, and I am perfectly astonished at the conclusion of your letter, in which you remark that His Excellency has instructed you to say he considers this a sufficient apology, there not being one single word of Apology in the extract from Mr Anstey's letter with which you have furnished me.
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93 last. I shall fut obliged by your informing me what this decision for as yet I have revived no is, official information on the subject. I have also to & also to request that I may be permitted to peruse this Despatch: to infer I am led from the tone of Your letter, and also that of the extract from Mr. Custey's letter, that the latter gentleman has at linst been made acquainted with the Contents of this Dispatch, if he hos not been farmed with a perusal of the entire doccement. 11.0 I need hardly say that I Consider Mr. Anstoy's indirect expression of regret us very far indred from being satisfactory- Nay, I do not besitate to decture that I feel it to be an additional insult, and I am perfectly astonished at the conclusion. "letter, in which. of your letter, you remark that His Excellency that has instructed you to say he consider, this a sufficient apology, there not being one single word of Apology in the extract with which me you have furnished. - from Mr Anstry's letter.
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last.

I shall fut obliged by your informing me what this decision for as yet I have revived no

is,

official information on the subject.

I have also to

& also to request that I may be permitted to peruse this Despatch:

to infer

I am led from the tone of Your letter, and also that of the extract from Mr. Custey's letter, that the latter gentleman has at linst been made acquainted with the Contents of this Dispatch, if he hos not been farmed with a perusal of the entire doccement.

11.0

I need hardly say that I Consider Mr. Anstoy's indirect expression of regret us very far indred from being satisfactory- Nay, I do not besitate to decture that I feel it to be an additional insult, and I am perfectly

astonished at the conclusion.

"letter, in which.

of your letter,

you

remark that His Excellency

that

has instructed you to say he consider, this a sufficient

apology, there not being one single word of Apology in the extract with which

me

you have furnished.

- from Mr Anstry's letter.

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