CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9] — Page 53

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calling for my

decision, although the Chinese

Authorities have agreed to my interpretation

of the len "due requisition",

and

may

make it at a

༢༦༤༠

moment.

But as to the Pirates as above the

orders of the Secretary of State shall be

Shickly carried out; were I to "defer giving

"effect" to them,

as

:quist I showed be

you

་་

་ད ་༥ བ ང .

not only disobeying the commands of ther 4 Majesty's Government but pandering to

the worst

passions of the Chinese Mandarins.

But here

as m

the

general point

must be content to hope that so vecasions

may

Cines

Yive

immediately arise for dealing with this

It is right that I should informe Excellency that in the

the very case of

you - you

teen in which

elsewhere

you

mention that the Chinese Authorities had

acknnolenged their obligations to this Government, public rumor has it that the prisoner

Aver

so a

anelly tortured - whether its

the matter

not. I cannot tell as

was out of my

hando, I having

Surrendered

the man hire after due examination, to the Chinese offices appointed to receive him,

and introduced officially to this Government by bmaul Robertson; with whom after

bment

Surrender reated the

fuether

care of the

Matter and to whom the surrender cons

officially notified at this time.

Next comes the rendition by the Chinese of Criminals who have committed

Offences

heri and escaped to Chinese territory,

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