CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856 — Page 343

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Americans at Canton having been imprisoned, he, in Johnston, was sent by the Chief Superintendent (as the only condition on which the Chinese Authorities at Canton would hear of liberating that high English functionary, and the other persons who were imprisoned at Canton) to the mouth of the River, to compel all the English Opium vessels to deliver up all the Opium they had on board to the Chinese Officers;

on which occasion, although Mr. Johnston fortunately included by the measures he adopted in procuring the liberation of the Chief Superintendent and the other persons imprisoned at Canton, was himself placed in the most painful and responsible situation from being obliged in his official capacity, to be taken down through the interior of the Country to Macao under a guard of Chinese Soldiers, and from thence to the mouth of the Canton River, to be kept there for nearly two months in a small cutter in the most boisterous season of...

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666 Americans at Canton having been imprisoned, he, in Johnston, was sent by the Chief Superintendent (as the only condition on which the Chinese Authorities at Canton would hear of liberating that high English functionary, and the other persons who were imprisoned at Canton) to the mouth of the River, to compel all the English Opium vessels to deliver up all the Opium they had on board to the Chinese Officers; on which occasion, although Mr. Johnston fortunately included by the measures he adopted in procuring the liberation of the Chief Superintendent and the other persons imprisoned at Canton, was himself placed in the most painful and responsible situation from being obliged in his official capacity, to be taken down through the interior of the Country to Macao under a guard of Chinese Soldiers, and from thence to the mouth of the Canton River, to be kept there for nearly two months in a small cutter in the most boisterous season of...
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666 Americans at Canton having been imprisoned, he. In Vohnston, was sent by the Chief Inperintendent (as the only condition on which the Chinese Authorities at Canton would hear of liberating that high English functionacy, And the other persons who was imporisoned at Canton) to the month of the Rion, to compel all the English Opium bessels to deliver up all the Opium they had on board to the Chimice Officers; on which occasion although ņ Althougte Mr Johns ton jintunately 339 Included by the measures he adopted in procuring the liberation of the Chief Inperintendent and the other he persons imprisoned at Canton, was himself placed in the most painful and responsible situation from being obligia to submit in his official capality, to be taken down through the interion of the Country to Macas under a greard of Chmise thence to the month Soldiers, and from of the Cunton now, to be kept there for nearly too months in a smake Gutters in the most boisterous season of
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Americans at Canton having been imprisoned, he. In Vohnston, was

sent by the Chief Inperintendent (as the

only

condition

on which

the Chinese Authorities at

Canton would hear of liberating that high English functionacy, And the other persons who was imporisoned at Canton) to the

month of the Rion, to compel

all the English Opium bessels to deliver up all the Opium they had on board to the Chimice

Officers;

on which occasion

although

ņ

Althougte Mr Johns ton jintunately

339

Included by the measures he adopted

in procuring the liberation of the Chief Inperintendent and the other

he

persons imprisoned at Canton, was himself placed in the most painful and responsible situation from being obligia to submit in his

official capality, to be taken down through the interion of the Country to

Macas under a greard of Chmise

thence to the month

Soldiers, and from

of the Cunton now, to be kept there for nearly too months in a smake

Gutters in the most boisterous season

of

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