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of my feelings on the subject, if anything should have recurred, which might be construed into a want of courtesy, but I request you will assure His Excellency, that if such an offence was wholly unintentional, and for which I beg His Excellency will accept a most ample apology.

In conclusion I have only to revert to that part of your dispatch, in which the demand for the surrender of the deserter is reiterated, accompanied by the assurance that, in case of a negative answer, the matter would have to be referred to the Home Authorities.

The Commander of the "llbe" can only express his regret if such a measure should be deemed necessary, but at the same time feels it his painful duty respectfully but firmly to decline acquiescing in a demand, which he feels convinced would draw on him the serious displeasure of his own Government.

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278 of my feelings on the subject, if anything should have recurred, which might be construed into a want of courtesy, but I request you will assure His Excellency, that if such an offence was wholly unintentional, and for which I beg His Excellency will accept a most ample apology. In conclusion I have only to revert to that part of your dispatch, in which the demand for the surrender of the deserter is reiterated, accompanied by the assurance that, in case of a negative answer, the matter would have to be referred to the Home Authorities. The Commander of the "llbe" can only express his regret if such a measure should be deemed necessary, but at the same time feels it his painful duty respectfully but firmly to decline acquiescing in a demand, which he feels convinced would draw on him the serious displeasure of his own Government.
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24. 278 of my feelings on the subject, if anything should have recurred, which might be vant of courtesy, but I request you will assure His Excellency, construed into a want. that if such an Ava offence wholly committed, it was whe zunintentional, and for which I beg His Excellency 5ample will accept a most apology. In conclusion I have only to revert to that part of your dispatch, in which the demand for the surrender of the deserter is reiterated, accompanied by the that, in case assurance ase of a negative ansiver, the matter would have to be referred to the Home Authorities. - The Comm. adew of the "llbe can only express his regret if such . 0 a measure should be deemed necessary, but at the same time fets it his painful duty respectfully but firenly to decline acquiescing in a demand, which he feels convinced would draw on him the serious displeasure his own of his Government.
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of my feelings on the subject, if anything should have recurred, which might be vant of courtesy, but I request you will assure His Excellency,

construed into a want.

that if such

an

Ava

offence

wholly

committed, it was whe

zunintentional, and for

which I beg His Excellency

5ample

will accept a most

apology.

In conclusion I have only to revert to that part of your dispatch, in which the demand for the surrender of the deserter is reiterated,

accompanied by the

that, in case

assurance

ase of a negative

ansiver, the matter would

have to be referred to the Home Authorities. -

The Comm.

adew of

the

"llbe can only express his

regret if such .

0

a measure

should be deemed necessary,

but at the same time fets it his painful duty

respectfully but firenly

to decline

acquiescing

in a

demand, which he

feels

convinced would draw on

him the serious displeasure

his own

of his

Government.

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