CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8] — Page 12

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int the circumstances of the seizene,

Her Majesty's consul.

at which enquing

present. It was

that the

Seizure

there decided

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good, and

that the vessel should be confiscated, In this decision H. Mr. Consul concurs,

se that your petitioner is deprived of the priviledge of appealing the can' to the British Minister at Pitking. and this has no hope of redtrees sxcept in the action which Your

Excellency may be pleased to torks

in the matter

3 . A printed statement of the while procedings is affixed to this putition for Your Excellency's perval and information - Your petitioner assenes Your Exxcellency that no other

issure whatever was entertained

or set

up, except the law and the simple gecestion. as to whether the steamer was or was not at a port not open. by Treaty in contravention to clause

XLVI.

which reads this British

"Merchant prosels are not entitled to

• Revert to other than the port of Trade

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• distored open by this treaty . They

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on to

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the Coast

not unlawfully to enter other ports in China,

to carry Clandestine trade along theof. Any vessel viilating this provision shall with her Cargo be subject to confiscation by the

·Chinese Coverment."

# Your Petitioner feels that this clauses has been very harshly interpreter in the case of the seizure

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