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might stunt himself bound to liege in the Port of Hong Kong in an American or a French or an East Indiaman laden with a cargo of tea or other valuable produce and Passengers.

Or conveying Chinese Certainly again the Commander of a British Vessel of War might be called upon to seize and remove to the seat of a Court of a British Vice Admiralty a Merchantman in the Port of New Orleans, which had brought Chinese Passengers without apparently conforming with the terms of the English Act on the subject. It is worth while to consider the feelings which would be entertained in England if an American Cruizer were in the Mersey to make prize of an American Liner, and sail away with her to the United States because she was supposed to have failed to comply with some law passed at Washington.

But the Emigration Commissioners tell us that this is indifferent, because the Commanders of Her Majesty's Ships are only to act in such cases in obedience to the instructions of the Foreign Office and the Collector

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23 might stunt himself bound to liege in the Port of Hong Kong in an American or a French or an East Indiaman laden with a cargo of tea or other valuable produce and Passengers. Or conveying Chinese Certainly again the Commander of a British Vessel of War might be called upon to seize and remove to the seat of a Court of a British Vice Admiralty a Merchantman in the Port of New Orleans, which had brought Chinese Passengers without apparently conforming with the terms of the English Act on the subject. It is worth while to consider the feelings which would be entertained in England if an American Cruizer were in the Mersey to make prize of an American Liner, and sail away with her to the United States because she was supposed to have failed to comply with some law passed at Washington. But the Emigration Commissioners tell us that this is indifferent, because the Commanders of Her Majesty's Ships are only to act in such cases in obedience to the instructions of the Foreign Office and the Collector
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23 might stunt himself bound to leige in the Port of Hong Kong American a French or an East Indiaman laden with a cargo of tea or other valuable produce Passengers. duce and @ Or Conveying Chinese Certainly again the Commander a British Vessel of War of might be called upon to seize And remove to the seat o Caurt of a a British Vice Admiralty Merchantman in the Port of New Orleans, which had brought Chinese Pa ssen ngers without pparently Carforming with thes terms hob " terms of the Euglish Act an the subject. It is worth while. the feelings to consider the would be entertained in if which England were an American Cruizer in the Mersey to make prije in the American Liners, of are of the American And sail away with her to the United States because the was supposed to have failed to comply with some law passed, at washington. But the luigration Cours tell us that this is indifferent,. because the Commanders of Herrajesty's Ships are only to Act in such cases in obedience to the "instructions of the Foren Office Collector
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might stunt himself bound

to leige in the Port of Hong Kong

American

a French or an East Indiaman laden with

a cargo of tea or other valuable

produce Passengers.

duce and @

Or

Conveying

Chinese

Certainly

again the Commander

a British Vessel of War

of

might

be called upon

to

seize

And remove to the seat o

Caurt

of a

a British

Vice Admiralty Merchantman in the Port of New Orleans, which had brought

Chinese Pa

ssen

ngers without

pparently Carforming with thes

terms

hob

"

terms of the Euglish Act an

the subject. It is worth while.

the feelings

to consider the

would be entertained in

if

which

England

were

an American Cruizer

in the Mersey

to make prije in the

American Liners, of are of the American

And sail away with her to the United States because the was supposed to have failed to comply with some law passed, at washington.

But the

luigration Cours

tell us that this is indifferent,. because the Commanders of Herrajesty's Ships are only to

Act in such cases in obedience to the "instructions of the

Foren Office

Collector

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