She has at stake.
mentioned in
my
letter of the 9th Jane. that the aggregate amount of "Foreign" trade with China was probably a little short of the value of £80,000,000 sterling. The British share of that trade was calculated as seven-eighths of the whole amount.
Lord Clarendon therefore thinks that if the facts of the case were fully laid before Parliament there would be no hesitation in granting the comparatively insignificant sum which would be required for protecting British interests on the coast of China from loss and outrage, interests of such enormous magnitude, and that neither Parliament nor the commercial public would hold Her Majesty's Government remiss if they allowed this matter to be put forward by an appeal affecting to the legislature for the amount of placing it in security.
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At all events Lord Clarendon feels it to be his duty as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to point out to the Board of Admiralty the absolute necessity of employing on the coasts of China an amount of naval force sufficient to protect from outrage the vast British interests involved in the China trade.
I am,
(Signed) E. Hammond.
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9 Jane. that the aggregate amount of "Freign trade with China was probably brunch short of the Value of fim, com terling. The British share of that trade ennyve calculated as seven eighths may of the Whole amount.
Lord Clarendon therefore thinks that of the facts of the case were pally laid before Parliament there would be no hesitation in granting the comparatively Intiquipeant sum which would be required for protecting prom los and ontrage on the coast of Chine British interests of such encrenous magnitule, and that neither Parliament nor the "Emmercial public would hold ther Enajesty's
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Sajasty's Go Hameles if they allowund this thale. t be putin ford by curt affeating to the legislature for the mount of placing it in security.
lt all events Lord Clarendon feelit to be his duty as Secretary of State /r Meigne leffairs to point out to the brand of admiralty the a boobute recepity of employing on the coasts of China an amountry haval Free infpecient to protect from outrage the past hitch interests involved in the China rade.
I am t
(Signed) E. Hanmark.
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