CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 309

AK:

to Her Majesty's diplomatic and Consular Agents in thine desiring them to use.

their influence to mitigate the cruelties

: practised by the Chinese government,

est that you

I am to request that

Mr

will call

[ardwell's attention to my

letter

the 2nd instant in which this

question is fully diveused, and the

manner in which it is proposed to deal with it explained, while suggestion is offered

as to the course_

which the Colonial Authorities should

in Case

of

need, pursue.

The Foreign Office is not aware

of

of any instance previously to that

which occurred some months.

in

307

ago, and

regard to which Her Majesty's

wand labels Consul at (anton and the beting

Care

Governor of Honghong have been

Called

прот

to

make a full report.

in which Chinese delivered up wither

by the Colonial Government or by the "Naval Authorities; have been subjected

to torture or cruel death; and

Lord (larendon thinks that the

Colonial Authorities should, as the Naval Authorities are

by

their

instructions Enjoined to do ascertain

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