wretchen out of his hands. In that I perfectly aglee with thems, and am therefore unwitting
that such should ever occur.
ho regards ringaelf the seconteng or indeed no position in which s mercer would place me demnsider highly detrimental tomy influence and prestige with the Chinese Authorities, but his unaccountable anxiety than an independent active makes hime prget that more is done in China by personal influence and prestige than
hyany other means, and to weaken on destroy severely injures the interent, of ff. his subjects who reside in the Chinese Empire. In fact, there cannot be two independent britishs Agencies at me place, and of his
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Consul must be tole and supreme under ff. his himister, or the result will be the utter imposibility of effectively carrying.
on the duties of the Consular Oppée.
I can, however, mostamistlingly but lay the mater before you. Wir for you to judge how far we never is right in his premises, and Whether I am in the position tobe addreped in the true he has thought proper to apenne, preed to do his "behests under frame of future Consequences, as if I were a servant of the Colonial Goot, and hinted atar being obstructive and repustad as such to 24. Wn's Grot.
Bespectfully &
(iqued) W. B. Robertson
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