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been questioned, much

less confuted,

of

the Attorney

The

Confiscation

of

the

Vessel

was

result

of proceedings,

General is

the illegal

which I have

illegal

Hence

Your Excellency

will

authority for

for stating

iverem

from the

perceive

that

the

question

not

first

adopted

centary

fo

the

opinion

so

much

what

fine

should

be

and

wishes

of

the

Inspector of

levied

on

the

Owner

of

the

Customs

at

Canton.

"Prince Albert"

As

what

compensation

12.

ال

Q demand

which

should

be paid

to

him for

an

aids

wrong

Jo

wring

although it

illegal

and

oppressive

act by

the

may.

be

light

when

compared with

Chinese

Authorities.

the

loss

and

injury

already

11.

I therefore hope that

inflicted

The

enclosed

Statement of

the

Owner

so

to

the

far from yielding

Consular intervention in his

Kwek

a-

Cheong

shows

that

and

other

expenses

he

has.

in legal

already

Favor

quaintly

ad

Consul. Robertson somewhat

disbursed

Mo

tess

than $3,150,

an-

additional

wring

demand

designates the imposition of

will resist.

which, in the opinion

whilst

if

he

accepts

back

his

Vessel

as

she

now

stands" according

to-

the

invitation of

Consul Robertson,

he