CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7] — Page 25

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and at the same time of their

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meaus

inability to do so. Minister at the court of Pekin has expressed his regret at the allowed to be taken here for filling the barracoons at Macss, and I knowing how the sufferance of the Foreign authorities is construed into a tacit consent of the nefarions traffic by

those concerned in it, and how desirable it is that some demonstration should be made to check the growth of such opinion in order to preserve and maintain the good feeling of the people toward foreigners, and to prevent these attempts on the lives and property of British

subjects, for which this odinam

would afford a pretest- consider myself justified in adopting the only course that presents itself

only course

to me for driving this detestable trade from the limits of the Pork, and in asking your assistance - since I am in receipt of reliable information, the details of which I have personally communicated

of hos boats being about

น

you,

to sail to night for Macas laden with kidnapped men, I therefore request that

you

will board. these vessels on their departure, and should it be

you

apparent

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that the passengers therein