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I do I will let you know. There are still, however, four of the parties at Cowloon, who, now that the plot has failed, have no ground to stand on.* They know Victoria well, and have a large number of adherents in whom they have perfect confidence (interlined), all of them persons cmployed in the steamers or in barbarian residences.
Should you be contemplating another attempt on the barbarian buildings I have with them, there is no objection; but they want to go to their homes. detained them here (Hong Kong or Cow-loon), and have desired the four, viz., Lam-fuk-hing, Lam-atak, Lam-aluk, and Wong-atsoi, to go to you (with this note). If you have any purpose to the achievement of which they may be of service, I hope you will pay and ration them as braves; that they may have whereupon to subsist, and be at your disposal for any object you may hereafter wish to
carry out.
bobs Hong Kong
RECEIVED
JUL.
1857
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411
Emigration
Foreign Office July 5. 1857
(Translation.)
Inclosure 15.
Chan-kwei-tsih to Chan-tsze-tin.
March 24.
I SENT you a letter on the 22nd instant, and a jar of powder which I presume you will have received.
The District City is well prepared, and for the last two days there has been no intelligence of any movement upon it. I am told that in the (enemy's) attack on Tung-chung, ten or more were killed by the villagers. They (the enemy) have further brought over to Cowloon seventy-two outlaws (rebels or pirates), from which it is to be inferred no harm will come to Cowloon; still less will (the enemy) venture to come to the District City itself.
On the 21st, a devil's head was brought in. This is the fourth victory announced.
Fung-chou (the Tse mentioned before) is a man of whom you must be very careful, &c.
(Translation.)
Inclosure 16.
Chan-kwei-tsih to Chan-tsze-tin.
March 29, night.
I have consulted with
ON the 29th March (to-day) I received your letter. Tse on the proposal made by Tang. I think that the price (of the feat he proposes) has been reduced at Canton, and I do not know exactly how much it is at present. But if he succeeds, whatever is allowed by the Government shall certainly be given, and if the sum be short will make up the 1,000 dollars for him, and will also apply for a Mandarin button for him. I will assuredly keep my promise. But he must bring (the vessel) into the shoal water in front of Sha-tsing (where the writer, Chan-kwei-tsih, resides)-(interlined)-if he can manage this he need not set her on fire; and on his making a signal from the masthead, I will have a fishing junk (or junks) ready to go out to meet her, and to assist in bringing her in (interlined); if she could be warped up to Man-chou it would be better still. When he has fixed his time for certain, he must give me four days' notice that I may have the fishing junk waiting ready somewhere above Fuk-yung,
The money and merchandise on board shall all go to the captors, but devils and flags, muskets, telescopes, letters and arms, must be given up (to Government).
Postscript. On the 26th they brought in a black devil. reported his capture.
I have not yet
On the 28th I had the twelve devils removed to the Wan-lam pawnshop there to be kept. This is the Governor-General's idea (or pleasure).
+ i. e.. before the Governor-General, or superiors generally, are ashamed to appear.
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Sir
with reference
to
my
Letter of the 6th
altimo,
J
am directed by The Earl of
to be
you,
Clarendon to transmit to
laid
before tus Secretary Labouchere, a Copy of a Despatch from Her Massity's Superintendent of Trade at Hongkong.
stating that great difficulties would.
attend
any negotiation to obtain the
legalization of
China.
4. Merivale. Pag.
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