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I think the details which I was then enabled to lay before Your Grace amply proved that the owner of the "Prince Albert" had reason to complain of the little assistance which he received from Her Majesty's Diplomatic Servants when he had explained the circumstances under which his Vessel had sought temporary shelter in a non-treaty Port.
I had at least done my best to put the facts fully before Your Grace, and felt certain that the case would reasonably result from the whole of his having been at last placed before Her Majesty's Government. At the same time I transmitted the within opinion of the Attorney General of the Colony in his favor, and felt secure of receiving an authoritative decision as to the correct interpretation of the Treaty of Tientsin, Article ...
But I was not at all prepared to move further in the matter, but instant I received from Sir Rutherford Alcock a despatch containing a communication to Consul Robertson, which under cover of correcting a misstatement of M. Myrie, Chairman of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,
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Albert Steamer and the proceedings subsequently taken by her owner recovery of his vesel.
2.
for
think the details which I was
then enabled to lay before Your Grace
amply proved that the owner
of the
"Prince Albert" had reason to complain of
The little
afsistance
which he received
hom Her Mapstip's Diplomatic Servants when he had explained the circumstances
funder which his Vepel had sought
temporary
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shelter in a non.
I had at least done
case
reasonably result from the whole of his having been at last placed before Her Majesty's Government. At the same
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in
his favor, and felt secure of receiving
an authoritative decision as to the correct
interpretation of the drith, Article
Treaty of Tientsin.
Hr the Article of the
I was not at all prepared to move
on the 2nd
further in the matter, but instant I received from Sir Rutherford
Ht.
treaty Port.
best
my
to put the facts fully before Your Grace,
and felt certain that Kwok. a. Cheong,
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of
the "Prince Albert, would
reap whatever slight benefit could
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Alcock a despatch containing
a
communication to bonsul Robertson,
which under
cover
of correcting.
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mifstatement of M." Myrie, Chairman of the songthing Chamber of Commerce,
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