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Looking to the nature of the waters of China, and to the facilities of concealment and refuge which they afford to piratical craft, the work of extirpating piracy, under the most favourable circumstances and under the restrictive measures proposed by the French Admiral must require some time and while it was in progress the Chinese Govt might not unreasonably demur to prohibiting trading Junks from providing for themselves means of protection which the Imperial Govt was itself wholly unable to extend to them, and which foreign navies from the extent of coasts to be watched, and from inadequacy of force for doing so, were left incompetent.
I understood from the French Admiral that he expected shortly to have another communication to make on the subject. In the meanwhile I think it desirable that Y.E. should know what has already passed between us; and I will add that I am informed that in consequence of a communication from the Governor of Hongkong, H.M.'s Consul at Canton endeavoured early in the month of May last to ascertain what view the Viceroy of the Province would take of a proposition to prohibit any but vessels of the Imperial Navy from carrying arms, and to declare that all ...
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Looking to the native of the warts- of China, and to the facilities of concealment and refuge which they afford to piratical craft, the
work of extirpating piracy, under the mort faccrable circumstances and under the restrictive measures
even
pipored by the French Admiral
must require some time and while it was in progress the Chinese Goot might not unreasonably demur to prohibiting trading Jencks from providing for themselves meaus of protection which the Imperial foot was itself wholly unable to extend to them, and which foreign navies from the extent of carts to be
watched
watched, and from unadequacy of fence
for doing so, were
to burure
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lef incompetent.
I underlood from the French Amber that he expected phoolly to have
another communication to make ou
the subject . In the meanwhile I think, it desirable that Y. E. should know what has already faped beliven us ; and I will add that Jam informed that in consequence of a
of a communication from the Governor of Hongkong,
H. Thi's Cowout at fauton endeavored time in the Mouth of May last to ascertain what view the Vicery of the Province would take of a proposition to prohibit any but repels of the Imperial havy from cassying arms, and to declare that all
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