CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12] — Page 250

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of the Chinese forement to m commit every species of atrocity with impunity - But, on the other hand, it was clear that, even assuming the sincerity of the shinere Government, many gent difficulties would attend the successful prosecution of Freigners for the first time before Chinese Tribunals - and having regard also to the Command of money which there Pouviens

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and the Known

possess corruptibility of I felt there fear that

handed

if

over,

was

chinese

Officials,

every the accund

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reason to

were

they might exempe

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altogether. I considered tor, that,

as

the

expedition had been fitted out here, and the men had

it was

already been committed for trial on the charge of Piracy, it desirable to prove to the chinese here the determination

7 Government to do its utmost

this

to prevent the Starbor of toughing such disgraceful

being mad

purposes. jolt to Laon in

Colonial decistory to Allied Commissionin

Cristo

for

I accordingly replied

a

Setter, copy of

which

forms encloure N. 14, that Helquer

and Pastor must stand their

trial here; that if convicted and

the tice Roy

punished, the

object of

common with that of this fovemment