CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3] — Page 20

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Postmaster Jeneral copy of a despatch

a

from the list fonemon

of Hongkong furnishing his explanation on

The subject.

in of was informed

Me Mecca that

His frace in of opinion that his reflexation

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น

which in hot satisfacting

the reasons which

The Mercer has urged

for the detention of the Columbian

are not

as it was

batifantry,

course

The exputed that the

be

Menhauts at Hong Kong.

would pray for

delay of the Steamer fort

at-

ther

own

without regard to

the interests offerson, at other forts the regularity of the

Mail Service generally,

it was my natural

"

and that the tent of the P. & Omental Companz

P.