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The Government of Portugal

has

informed Her Majesty's Goverment that they also have sent orders to

the Governor of Macae to adopt a

Similar

Ineasure?.

This it may

be hoped by the

effective. operation of all Treaty powers with the Chinese Government,

Gr

speedy and satisfactory solution of

all existing difficulties may

and both Chinese and

be attained,

Foreign Merchants

:secured from pillage by

the

Swarms

f

Sirate boath which everywhere infect the

Coasts to the great and manifest injury of Frade.

I wail myself &c.

True Copy,

(Signed) Rutherford Alcook.

Acting Colonial Secretary

(Copy)

Translation.

1195

Jacking, February, 1. 1868.

The Prince of Hung makes Communication in reply. -

The Prince has to acknowledge

کر

the receipt of or despatch from= H. B. Mrs. Minister dated 21 at December, 1857, proposing that in consequence of the increased outrages of pirates and the urgent necessity

their

for suppression, a period of eight months should be fixed after which

all Chinese Juncks should be prohibited from carrying heavy

ments which (instead of

protecting them) only.

occation

them danger; and urging the