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the legitimate:

The anomalous

aggressions

on

traute referred to in

my

communications

of the 30th December and 22% of January. His Excellemey is of course unable to

how far it may

say mucké

CV

mone

be in

your power

to

complete arrangement, but

spaw with probably feel that it would

прои

at least contribute to resture Public confidence to be made to the

if some reparation

were

partico aggrieved by the marauders wh attacked them under the quise of Authority hom the Chinese bustoms and robbed

them of belief

more

were

than 1000 Gads. If the

salidly established that the

which

renewal of such outrages

the Viceroy individually appears mest willing to provide against, would sooner

, "。,”༽

or

later incrutably entail repination, that belief would unquestionably be the best quarantee against similar aggressions hereafter.

I am further In andusion.

directed by His Exulliney to paint wit that although a pumise is given to punish the parties complained of such promises seem rather to apply to the future and to those who may hereafter falsely asume the character of kustomo Officers. Therefore it seems very desirable to ascertain whether any furnishment has really been is intended to be

on the parties recently moved quilty as also the nature

inflicted, as

punishment and the

of the 。 of

names

guiltyp parties, in order that

the

any attempt