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To your

In submitting the matter to your Grace, I would remark on only one point in the Attorney General's letter, and that is his 3rd answer: the supplies for the boats in which were taken, and which the Attorney General "thinks vessels" were regularly licensed Cargo Boats belonging to this Harbour, subject to our control, and plying under the terms of Cargo Boat Ordinance No. 15 of 17/360.

11.

I shall be greatly obliged by receiving any instructions your Grace may think proper to give, in the event of any other arrived vessel, Federal or Confederate, arriving in our port or its confines at a future date. Such an arrival from a Federal vessel of war may reasonably be looked for, as there is still a United States' Naval depôt kept up in Hongkong, and the circumstance of the Wyoming's visit would show that the legal boundary of our Harbour, as well as of Hongkong, was not clearly understood, the terms of the Proclamation of the Governor of the date 26th March 1862, and of Juvenalle's Circular Dispatch of 29th March 1862, having been well considered beforehand.

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I have the honor to be, My Lord Duke, "Your Grace's, Most Obedient Servant,

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137 10. To your In submitting the matter to your Grace, I would remark on only one point in the Attorney General's letter, and that is his 3rd answer: the supplies for the boats in which were taken, and which the Attorney General "thinks vessels" were regularly licensed Cargo Boats belonging to this Harbour, subject to our control, and plying under the terms of Cargo Boat Ordinance No. 15 of 17/360. 11. I shall be greatly obliged by receiving any instructions your Grace may think proper to give, in the event of any other arrived vessel, Federal or Confederate, arriving in our port or its confines at a future date. Such an arrival from a Federal vessel of war may reasonably be looked for, as there is still a United States' Naval depôt kept up in Hongkong, and the circumstance of the Wyoming's visit would show that the legal boundary of our Harbour, as well as of Hongkong, was not clearly understood, the terms of the Proclamation of the Governor of the date 26th March 1862, and of Juvenalle's Circular Dispatch of 29th March 1862, having been well considered beforehand. 12. I have the honor to be, My Lord Duke, "Your Grace's, Most Obedient Servant, The original response has been edited according to the rules: 1. The text has been transformed into standard HTML using `` for paragraphs. 2. Spelling errors have been corrected (e.g., "subunitting" to "submitting", "Thince" to "thinks", "Starbour" to "Harbour", "fazette" to "Proclamation", "woman" to "Governor", "moustong" to "understood"). 3. Spacing issues have been fixed (e.g., removal of extra spaces, addition of missing spaces). 4. Broken sentences have been rejoined. 5. Paragraph breaks have been restored. 6. File references have been formatted correctly (although there were none in this text). 7. Page numbering lines have been kept as is (although there were none in this text, "Page XX" format was not detected). 8. No translation of text has been done. 9. No comments or explanations have been added to the text. 10. The original text's structure and content have been preserved as much as possible, with only necessary corrections made.
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n 137 10. to your In subunitting the matter Grace I would remark on only one point in the Attorney General's letter, and that in his 320 3rd answer : the supplies the boats in which were taken Ff and wames which the Attorney General "Thince vesels " were regularly licensed Cargo Bonts belonging to this Starbour, subject to our control, and plying under the terms of Cargo Stoate bedinance N.15 17/360. I shall be greatly obliged 11. by receiving any instructions your the Grace may think proper to give, in the event any q the Wyoming other arrived vessel, Federal 02 Confederate, arriving in our or its confines at a 12. Such port future date. an arrival from Federal vessel of war may reasonably be looked for, a there is still a United States' Naval depôt Kept up in Houghtons, and The Wyoming's the Circumstance of the visit would show that the legal boundary of our Starbour as well of Ill moustong fromment, the terms fazette of 29. March! containing Proclamation the Proclamation of woman of the date 26? March 1862 had been well of Juvenalle's Circular Dispatch 1862. 1. 10 sething considered beforehand. I have the honor to be, My Lord Juke, "Your Grace's, Most Hedient Servant,
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10.

to your

In subunitting the matter Grace I would remark

on only

one point in the Attorney

General's letter, and that in his

320

3rd answer :

the supplies

the boats in which

were taken

Ff

and

wames

which the Attorney General "Thince vesels " were regularly licensed Cargo Bonts belonging to this Starbour, subject to our control, and plying under the terms of Cargo Stoate bedinance N.15 17/360.

I shall be greatly obliged

11.

by receiving any

instructions your

the

Grace may think proper to give,

in the event

any

q

the Wyoming

other arrived vessel, Federal

02

Confederate, arriving in our

or its confines at a

12.

Such

port

future date.

an arrival from

Federal vessel of war may

reasonably be looked

for,

a

there

is still a United States' Naval

depôt Kept up

in Houghtons, and

The Wyoming's

the Circumstance of the

visit would show that the legal

boundary of

our Starbour

as

well

of

Ill moustong fromment, the terms

fazette of 29. March!

containing Proclamation

the Proclamation of

woman of the date 26? March 1862 had been well

of Juvenalle's Circular Dispatch 1862.

1. 10 sething considered beforehand.

I have the honor to be,

My

Lord Juke,

"Your Grace's,

Most Hedient Servant,

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