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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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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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