CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8] — Page 147

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

on

No 3.

and on the following day

the subject, and on

had

an interview with His Exaltency at

which I related to him in detail what I

had heard

from

Commodore Jones

And

that this Excellency the Governor had

exprefsed to me the greatest surprise at

this beach

Vicerry

of understanding.

was much

annoyed

The

when he

heard of the circumstances, and slated he

was

entirely ignorant of it, but the matter

should be enquired into immediately

In reply, I received a despatch, copy which I enclose,

translation

of

As I shall in all purbability see This Excellency tomorrow. I will take the opportunitie of bringing to his notice the Gourner's remarks with reference to any

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further emlined operations; but I may observe that the late expedition, being the

first of the kind, is valuable if only for

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the experiences it

gave,

and which will serve

as a guide for the future

I have +

(Signed)

D. B. Robertson,

Consul

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