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delayed giving me instructions for

A

reply thento, on account of the

gravity of the questions involved),

litt he had informed hinwelf of

and had inceptigated

the facts alleged,

The nature of the

I b

called snuggling transactions alluded to by the Superintendent of Cartans at Contin, the suppression of which is adduced to justify the action taken by Chinese Revenue Cuisers.

3.

this Excellency listersise, though

unable to give the

#1

NAM DO

of the

"Shandarin Vesele" as they are popularly called, believes that Vificle of that

charader

De er

stationed at the

Western entrance of this harbor,

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sinuitlamously with the blockade established by the Revenne Quiser "Waidung" at the Eastern entrance, Lynmom prafe. His Excelling

kaw

ov

least scarcely doubt from the body, of widence before him that the Chinese led to suppose that

al

there were two vessels, through probably

not regulow crvisus, at the Westen

Co-operate

entrance, intended to

with the "Haiding" in blacking the approaches to this harbor for the purpose of arresting and searching veface dearing from hive.

(1.

that

arsy

In his reluctance to believe

parties acting under colow: of authority from the Chinese Gornement