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Commander of the Revenne Cruizer Woithing, and a tracing of the Chart shewing the position of the junk when the sapture

Damn inclined to believe thank

was made

however strictly legal this seizure might be, the Commander of the Revenue Prinzer anted upon his responsibility in making the Bupture so close to the Colony, as I have

than

more

ones, in conversation, warned.

-the Customs Arithorities that onry – approuch of the Revenue Cruizers

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to the Moters of Hong Kong or any - thing like a blockade thereof,

contrary to the usages of foreign.... nations and unfriendly, to say the

Cost of it. I shall, however, await His Correllency the Governor's reply

Now the

before expressing curry opinion

Subject to the Chinese Authorities.

I hows Fo

(signed) D. B. Robertion

Consul.