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Southampton

28th August 1862

Forwarded for the inforstition of

the Postmaster-General, on

obeerving

that

Commander Burnaby RD., the naval Agent of the "Emen" appears to have been Entiriby gnored in the matter of the detention. ship at Hong Kong until 1.15pion of the

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that

- July last _ had he been consulted before.

the detention had been made public,

rotice

of

he would doubtten have requested a distinct

andes from His Excellency the Sovernor of Hong

Kong, simple expression of an acquiescence of this

with the wishes of the Merchants

and not have been satisfied with a

Excellency with the wishes

and others who requested that the appointed

have

of the departure of the Packet should be departed from.

signed thas G. E. Patien

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