CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 415

do His Excellency's pemart's

(to regards

actors in the matter

I

upon my

Age

have no doubt;

as he states,

a word

from

rue

at the tire would probably

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for at least.

might

have

gove

far

towards it have ensured the restoration

of the Vessel: but His Exxcellency does

not appear to comprehend there.

be

vnday

two opinions as

to the legality of the

setzure

in question, and mine happens.

to be in direct contradictionto Pris. I see

Therefore

10.

reason for his feeling

disappointed or for thinking

I have

incurred serious resporrsibility because

we are at issue

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shadow of suspicion attaches to the

"

bovra

fide Churacter of the

the

vvyage

fleaumer was

pursuing when seized and

"There is

shing reason

to doubt whether

"

even the better of the law permitted it "

"

To me a

very great suspicion exist and

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" the letter of the law is must explicit Article XLVII of the Treuty providing

"British Merchant- vessels are not cut it lect

to pesort to other than the port of "Trade declared open by this Treaty

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Then follows another paragraph " they

" are not unlawfully to enter her port

" in China or to carry on Clandestine

the evaste there of " . Then follows the penalty : "Any vessel violating

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as His Excellency, doubtless Avis

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not a

shadow

" tris provision shall with her

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be

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