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thee's Excellency, considering that no positive -pledge has been given by the Vicerry that -prisoners taken at Hongkong and
for
given up
trial will not be just to torture of any
Kind, whether legal or not in Chine, nor put to any lingering death, whether in
accordance with chinise
usage
or not is
not therefore, in a prosition to move further
in the matter, beet
on
receiving the necessary
security, this Excellency will consider the
present
Case,
and failing this, Kuch long
t
her will be released in ten do
date of the Despatch.
In refely.
dago from
I have to state that,
receipt of your Despatch, I had an
the
on
interview with the Nicerry on the subject,
the result
of
which
was that His Excelling
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agired be give the guarantee required, and
I have now the honor to endosc
copy of translation of a Dispatch to my address
Niceroy, which, I trust, will.
from the Niceroy,
prove satisfactory to His Exciting the Governor, and in view of such being the Case the Viceroy
has definted an officer to
proceed, accompanied by a Europian Constable
Ove
my
Establishment, to Honghing to take
charge of Kwok leong-hee (alias, chowo- a two)
and
in
bring him to Canton.
Enclosed
are the papers forwarded
Your
Despatch and requested to be returned
I have fo
(Signed) D. B. Robertson,
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