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before if Deep Bay had not been within Chinese jurisdiction, and also that we had not the same means that the Chinese Government had of discriminating between the good and the bad. But he did not appear to attach my weight to these objections, I observing that the people of that District were all bad, and that we might deal with them as we pleased.
It was with some difficulty even that I obtained a promise, a promise that if we despatched another Expedition, Chinese Official would be deputed to accompany it, as the Viceroy appeared to consider such a precaution unnecessary, having evidently no feeling of jealousy whatever with regard to our interference upon territory nominally subject to the jurisdiction of the Emperor of China.
5.
The truth is that the disaffected state of the northern part of the Province, which is at present threatened by the rebels who have been lately driven out of the valley of the River, engages the attention, and occupies all the force at the
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before if deep Bay had not been within Chinese jurisdiction, and
also that we had not the same means that the chinen Government had of discriminating between the good and the bad. But he did not appear to attack
my weight to these objections, I observing that the people of that District were all bad, and
that we
might deal with their
we pleased.
come difficulty
even
It was with
that I.—
obtained a promise.
promise that
if
we despatched another Expedition Chinere Official would be
h
reputed to accompany
it,
as
the Viceroy appeared to consider such a precaution unnecessary,
having evidently
мо
feeling of
jealousy whatever with regard
interference upon territory
to our
nominally subject to the jurisdiction of the humperon of
china.
5.
The truth is that the
disaffected state
of
the northern
part of the Province, which is at present threatened by the rebels who have been lately driven out of the valley of the Gang tre heary,
engages
the attention, and
recupies all the force at the
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