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Chinese hostility Towards all Foreigners is well illustrated in the enclosed letter from Her Majesty's Consul at Swatow; and though it may be beyond my province to suggest any actions in a matter, which lies outside this Colony, I must say that the Slave Trade now carried on at Macao, with all its attendant evils of outrage, injury to persons, and violence, is a scourge to all classes whose commercial or other interests bring them to China, and its continuance is a standing disgrace to every civilized Government. I therefore hope that means may be found by Treaty or otherwise to abate the nuisance, though I myself can see no effectual mode of preventing Macao from continuing to be the main resort of Pirates and Kidnappers, except by restoring it "de facto" to the Chinese Government, to which it still belongs "de jure".

Enclosure M/ Auch February 1867.
Enclosure & 2. 30th November, 1866.

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The enclosed correspondence commences with a reply of Governor Swatow(?) to a communication from myself stating my inability to arrest and send to Macao the Master of a Russian Barque, the "Avon", which had put in...

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Chinese hostility Towards all Foreigners is well illustrated in the enclosed letter from Her Majesty's Consul at Swatow; and though it may be beyond my province to suggest any actions in a matter, which lies outside this Colony, I must say that the Slave Trade now carried on at Macao, with all its attendant evils of outrage, injury to persons, and violence, is a scourge to all classes whose commercial or other interests bring them to China, and its continuance is a standing disgrace to every civilized Government. I therefore hope that means may be found by Treaty or otherwise to abate the nuisance, though I myself can see no effectual mode of preventing Macao from continuing to be the main resort of Pirates and Kidnappers, except by restoring it "de facto" to the Chinese Government, to which it still belongs "de jure". Enclosure M/ Auch February 1867. Enclosure & 2. 30th November, 1866. 12 The enclosed correspondence commences with a reply of Governor Swatow(?) to a communication from myself stating my inability to arrest and send to Macao the Master of a Russian Barque, the "Avon", which had put in...
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i. Chinese Towards all Foreigners is well illustrated in the enclosed letter from Her Majesty Consul at Swatow- and though it may be beyond my frovince. to suggest any actions in a matter, which lies outside this Colony, I must that the Slave Frade now say carried on at Macns, with all it's attendant evils of outrage injury to and violence, is am all classes whose commercial or other interests bring them to china, and its continuance is a standing disgrace to every civilized Government. das therefore hope that means may Enclosure M/ Auch February. 1867.- Enclosure & 2. 1304 November, 1966. 12 be found by Treaty or otherwise to nuisance, though I abate the myself can see no effectual mode of preventing Maces from continuing to be the main resort of Pirates and Kidnappers, except by restoring it "de facto to the Chinese Government, to which it still belongs "de jure"?_ 2. The enclosed correspondence Commences with a reply of Governor Sporta to a communication from mmpelf stating my inability arrest and send to Macas the Master of a Russian Barque the "Avon", which had het in
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Chinese Towards all Foreigners is

well illustrated in the enclosed

letter from Her Majesty Consul at Swatow- and though it may be beyond my frovince. to suggest any actions in a

matter, which

lies outside this Colony, I must

that the Slave Frade now

say

carried on

at Macns, with all

it's attendant evils of outrage

injury to

and violence, is am all classes whose commercial or other interests bring them to china, and its continuance is a standing disgrace to every civilized Government. das therefore hope that means may

Enclosure M/ Auch February. 1867.-

Enclosure & 2. 1304 November,

1966.

12

be found by Treaty or otherwise to

nuisance, though I

abate the

myself

can see no

effectual

mode of preventing Maces from continuing to be the main resort of Pirates and Kidnappers, except by restoring it "de facto to the Chinese Government, to which it still belongs "de jure"?_

2.

The enclosed correspondence

Commences

with

a reply of Governor

Sporta to a communication from

mmpelf stating

my inability arrest and send to Macas the Master of a Russian Barque the "Avon", which had het in

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