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can be shewn to

med bar

be presumes

have taken place in Chinese and not in Colonial Waters as suspresented by the Memorialist-

Supposing however that

the topture of a Chinese vessel

by

as Chinese Cruizer has in this hase been effected

ted ow,

legitimeste

grounds in Chinese Waters, it is

obvious that it would be desirable

for many

reasons to make the

- grounds of seizure generally

known, as it is plenty detrimental to the interests of the Colony that Junck absring from this post should be subjected to seizure by Cruizers hovering in the

the

мес болу

Neighbourhood, unbhs for previously well understood, or for now observance of some

conditions with which it was

quite in the power of such

vessel to have compliest-

I have to

(Signed) Cecil C. Smith,

Acting Colonial Lerry