AGE
380
Counc Offer
If
01
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Of
Miscella
Ofi
BOR
may succeed in consolidating then scattered forces, and may make a decisive blow on the Province in which Canton is situated, and attack even that city itself.
We also fear should then turn out to be well founded, and His Majesty's Representative at Pekin,
the Consul at Canton should in consequence make requisitions upon you for troops for the protection of the lives and property of the European inhabitants of that city, you will meet those requisitions so far as the means at your disposal will enable you to do so; confining yourself however within the limits prescribed by the General instructions contained in
Lord Canning's letter of 24th February last.
AGE
380
Counc Offer
If
01
I
Of
Miscella
Ofi
BOR
may incceed in consolidating
then scattered forces, and may
make a desicut on the Ro-
vince in which Canton in
situated, and attack Even
that city itself.
le aus fear
should
then out to be well founded, and des Majietyji Represen-
lative at Pekin,
the
Conent at Canton chould
in consequence make re
requi.
sitions
➡
-sition: upon you for troops
for the protection of the lives
and property of the European Suhabitants of that city, you
will meet thore requisition:
so far
as the means at your
disposal will enable
You to
do to; confining yourself however within the limiti
prescribed by the General
instructions contained in
泼
Lord delpey's letter of 245 eluheis
last
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