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the Chinese Authorities wherely such attempts at searching vesels leaving priendly foreign port may
be in future discontinued: If multiplied and comitinanced
in
any way
it is clear that the present
enorman trade of the Colony with native
vepels might
be driven from this port
4.
In connection with this subject,
havever, I may notice that from Yam
th
eems to
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Graces despatch Mo 13 of the 26th January 392 last received this day there seems have been a misapprehension of the object of the strong language by which in
munications to Consul Robertson I deprecatio
the recurrence
of any sincilar future seizures,
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5. Your brace has afferrently euphored it a popible contingene. that I could have had some intention " without the concurrence of bir Majesty's Diplomatic Representative "to prevent proceedings of which I "disapproved by any forcible measures. me that in commmmenting
It seems
to
with Her Majesty' Diplomatic Representative at Canton, are with him only, I left him entirely free to use the whole or any part of the
an
arguments addressed to hims he might judge best for the
general interest of the service.
6.
as
could not be again
as likely to lead to unpleasant complican stions, and being auch
permitted.
I may say even
thuk
I would
not have ventured to leave so.
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