CO129-117 - Public Offices - 1866 — Page 254

I may prevent me from informing you of which may The measures. witt be decided ones. a view to put down. the serious o put St Chinese evil of Piracy Coasts; but I will not delay to Twill instruct y to call the attention of the Chinese Gr ove lo the obligations impoud assen Sheme by the 53rd Article - of the Jecke of Tientsin to concert with Tuote of Tieten England measures for the seppussion of Pracy, you will point out to them that com if as such Treaty obligation existed, a consideration. for for the interests 252 Chinese of the Cliner Empire should prompt theme to the most oigorous treasures, adopt the most and to avail themselves of the assistance of Foreign of Foreign Powers, to put an end to a system of outrage which is no less less injurious Chinese cities on s to the then sea board, than were the outages of the Tarpings to the Chinese cities in the interior_ In some respects indeed Piracy may be considered enou injarious, dependent as many parts of China- are - on the for accessay food coasting Trade of ito maritime population, which is paralized

I may prevent me from informing you of which may The measures. witt be decided ones. a view to put down. the serious o put St Chinese evil of Piracy Coasts; but I will not delay to Twill instruct y to call the attention of the Chinese Government to the obligations imposed by the 53rd Article of the Treaty of Tientsin to concert with England measures for the suppression of Piracy. You will point out to them that, if such Treaty obligation existed, a consideration for the interests of the Chinese Empire should prompt them to adopt the most vigorous measures, and to avail themselves of the assistance of Foreign Powers, to put an end to a system of outrage which is no less injurious to the Chinese cities on the sea board than were the outrages of the Taipings to the Chinese cities in the interior. In some respects, indeed, Piracy may be considered enormously injurious, as many parts of China are dependent on the coasting Trade for access to food, and its maritime population, which is paralyzed

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I may be prevented from informing you of which measures may be decided upon with a view to putting down the serious evil of Piracy on the Chinese Coasts; but I will not delay to instruct you to call the attention of the Chinese Government to the obligations imposed by the 53rd Article of the Treaty of Tientsin to concert with England measures for the suppression of Piracy. You will point out to them that, if such a Treaty obligation existed, a consideration for the interests of the Chinese Empire should prompt them to adopt the most vigorous measures, and to avail themselves of the assistance of Foreign Powers, to put an end to a system of outrage which is no less injurious to the Chinese cities on the sea board than were the outrages of the Taipings to the Chinese cities in the interior. In some respects, indeed, Piracy may be considered enormously injurious, as many parts of China are dependent on the coasting trade for access to food, and its maritime population, which is paralyzed.