CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9] — Page 401

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the as the

to

casure, but Americans in this

from such a measure, large body of Colony and in chinn

are

entirely

of the Northern States, and as these Seas are at so great

a distance

from American territory I do

not anticipate difficulty wither northern Letters of marque

from

or Southern Privateers.

The United States Government

Government

has only

one Ship of "Waters the "Ayoming" reccully arrived, and I believe now on her way to the ports of Japan.

Ship of War in there

I was privately asked if

she might

come into and remain in this Starbour, but on

reference

your

Grace's Circulan of 16th Jarman

1862, it was

1

found that she must

be called on to leave in 24 hours._ Under there circumstances she did not visit Goughoy, but went from Manila, where she them was, to the Portuguese Settlement Maens - whence as I have said she has now

斥

If

gove

north. Southern Men of tour,

Privateers, or merchantmen there are nove in the China Seas - non am I aware of any

held of any property in this part of the world by Citizens of

the Confederate

States

THAN