CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 256

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Visitors to the

"

in question has

resulted in a

a grave injustice.

Nevertheless whilst declining

any of

the

details which Your Excellency

views so persistently from one point, I must protest against my silence being interpreted

of

an admission of any portion

of your statement, more especially of the assertion that objections were raised - at least with the knowledge of those

interested in the Prince Albert

by either the Chinese Authorities or the Consul, to the truth of the narrative to which Your

Excellency thinks

fit to

allude

with almost

dubious disbelief. I can

at least

vouch personally for the Consul's having repeatedly told myself

that he had nothing to say

against the truth of Cheong Chow's explanation, but proceeded simply

on the supposition

of the fact of entry into a Treaty Post having rendered the confiscation complete, so

that

any act of

mitigation of such penalty would be grace

On

the part of the Chinese.

All which reasoning has been

since proved by Sir Edmund

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Visitors to the " in question has resulted in a a grave injustice. Nevertheless whilst declining any of the details which Your Excellency views so persistently from one point, I must protest against my silence being interpreted of an admission of any portion of your statement, more especially of the assertion that objections were raised - at least with the knowledge of those interested in the Prince Albert by either the Chinese Authorities or the Consul, to the truth of the narrative to which Your Excellency thinks fit to allude with almost dubious disbelief. I can at least vouch personally for the Consul's having repeatedly told myself that he had nothing to say against the truth of Cheong Chow's explanation, but proceeded simply on the supposition of the fact of entry into a Treaty Post having rendered the confiscation complete, so that any act of mitigation of such penalty would be grace On the part of the Chinese. All which reasoning has been since proved by Sir Edmund
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"

in question has

resulted in a

a grave injustice.

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anto

any of

the

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details which Towe Excellency

views so persistently from one point, I must protest against my silence bring inter proted

محترم تمہیں

of

an.

admission of any portion.

your statement, more especially of the assertion that objections avere raised - at least with the knowledge of those ___

"

4.7

interested in the Prince Albert-

by either the lehinese Authorities the Consul, to the truth of the narrative to which Your

248

Ervcellency

thinks

2010

fit

to

allade

with almost

tuous disbelief. I can

temp:

at least

rouch personally for the Consuls having repeatedly told myself

that he had no

nothing to say

against the truth of Nwok.

Cheong's explanation, but proceded simply

et

on the supposition

of the fact of entry into a ton Treaty Post having rendered the confiscation complete, se

that

onere

act of

any miligation of such penalty would be grace

On

the part of the Chinese .

all which reaso.

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Sir Edmund

since proved by

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