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legality of a seizure by the Chinese Custours
Anchorities of a punt
funk
K near
Minigkny
2.
the coast of
I think in reference to that and?
de Your Grace's previos despatch N:15 of
the 28th
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almost
AO
January
that it
may
be regarded superfluous to accumulate furitie
as
: evidence as to the strict legality, so far affects British Rights, of any asigure made ly
du Chinese in watire
ihan aus.
in
nearer
their own shave
Thus in the Lepeemoon pafa it
would be quite possible for a repel engaged.
legitimate trade and which had pot purchased a cargo for the Chiisse market from a British Merchant here to be
seized al at
aire
shore, and
place within 250 yards of however fair a trader the
refed might be she might o probably be
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subjided to ill usage and extortion by the Chinese officials, weitorit any
breach of International faw
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damaging to
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ALA
would be most
prestige and
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mat
disgraceful and unfriendly act on the part
evory
of those coverined in the committal of auch legal astrage. Therefore, I have always felt it to be impolitie not to exert means in the pawn of this Government and of Her Majesty's Government to prevent the of such proceedings. I consequally felt much gratified wohne in the case of the seizure advuted to I fortunate
recurrence)
as
was
20
to oblain separation from
the Chrise Government. I may add that
I havea strong conviction that by proper
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