complained of, I consider that any further expression of my opinions would be an excess of duty, and might lead to inconvenient results.
13. I therefore simply report my proceedings, which in that direction may be regarded as closed. At the same time I would very respectfully draw your Grace's attention to the fact which I have learned with regret from the Commodore that, acting on suggestions from Her Majesty's Foreign Office, the Admiralty has directed the Naval officers on this Station to abstain, in future, from capturing Lorcha fitted for what is tantamount to piratical purposes, though such craft carry no flag, and their capture, in the case detailed by the officer Commanding the "Drake", might be undertaken at the urgent request of the Chinese authorities.
Vide Enclosure No. 3.
14. Such orders must, I think, greatly tend to give confidence to the Macao Kidnappers, and I therefore draw your Grace's attention to the subject in case there be still chance of any...
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complained of, I consider that any further expression of my opinions
would be an
excess of duty, and might lead to inconvenient results.
now
13. I therefore simply report my proceedings, which in
that direction may
as
be regarded
closed. At the same time I
would
very respectfully draw
your Grace's attention to the
fact which I have learned with
regret from the Commodore
that, acting
on suggestions from
Her Majesty's Foreign office, the Admiralty has directech the
Naval officers
on this Station t
t
Vide Encloure
in Euclauri
Jt 3.
abstein, in future from capturing
Lorchas fitted for what is Cantarmount to Piratical
purposes, though such craft
carry no flag, and their ompture,
in the
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Case
detailed by
the
officer Commanding the "Drake",
might be underläken at the
urgent request of the Chinese
authorities._
14. Such orders must lindo greatly to give confidence to the Macas Kidnaffers, and I
Grace's therefore draw your
attention to the subject in case there be still chance of the
any
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