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3587–

February last in my despatch M355,-

was

therein enabled to report

that the Nice Roy had issued a Proclamation announcing the withdrawal of the Proclamation by the Superintendent of Customs at Canton of his obnoxious Proclamation of November last, and I now have the

655

4006

pleasure of transmitting Copy of a letter from Consul Robertson (22nd March) stating that the Customs Authorities, without prejudice to the abstract rights of the Chinese Government involved, were prepared to return a

ma

fine

strong

of $2,400 inflicted Licensed passage boat for

{

Wick Government li

216*

infringement of a Proclamation never circulated for general information

I'm regard

to the more

irregular and numerous class

of depredations committed on Traders from this Port- although

they

were unquestionably proved beyond dispute to have been committed by

M 355169 Par: 8.

100 vessels flying the Chinese Ensign

Flag, and otherwise assuming the character of Cruisers, these acts have all been repudiated by the regularly constituted Authorities, as I foresaw would be the case whenever they resolutely forced on the attention of the Vice Roy.

were

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3587– February last in my despatch M355,- was therein enabled to report that the Nice Roy had issued a Proclamation announcing the withdrawal of the Proclamation by the Superintendent of Customs at Canton of his obnoxious Proclamation of November last, and I now have the 655 4006 pleasure of transmitting Copy of a letter from Consul Robertson (22nd March) stating that the Customs Authorities, without prejudice to the abstract rights of the Chinese Government involved, were prepared to return a ma fine strong of $2,400 inflicted Licensed passage boat for { Wick Government li 216* infringement of a Proclamation never circulated for general information I'm regard to the more irregular and numerous class of depredations committed on Traders from this Port- although they were unquestionably proved beyond dispute to have been committed by M 355169 Par: 8. 100 vessels flying the Chinese Ensign Flag, and otherwise assuming the character of Cruisers, these acts have all been repudiated by the regularly constituted Authorities, as I foresaw would be the case whenever they resolutely forced on the attention of the Vice Roy. were
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3587– February last in my defalch M355,- was therein enabled to report that the Nice Roy had iḥrred a Proclamation announcing the withdrawal of the Proclamation by the Inferntendent of Customs at Canton of his obnoxions Proclamation of Tvember last, and I now hav. the 655 4006 fleasure of bransmitting Cify of a letter from Consul Robertson (22nd March) stating that the Customs Authorities, without frejudice to the abstract rights of the Chinese Government invrhed_ were prepared to return a ma fine trong xông of $2,400 inflicted Licenced hapage boat for > { Wick Governin li 216* infringement of a Proclamation never circulated for general information I'm regard to the more irregular and numerous class of depredations committed on Traders from this Pork- although they were unquestionably froved bertinestle to have been committed by M 355169 Par: 8. 100 repels flying the Chinese Instrous Flag, and otherwise assuming the character of Cruisers_ there acts have all been repudiated by the regularly constituted Anshorities, as I forecaw would be the case whenever they resolutely forced on the attention of the Vice Roy. were
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3587–

February last in my defalch M355,-

was

therein enabled to report

that the Nice Roy had iḥrred a Proclamation announcing the withdrawal of the Proclamation by the Inferntendent of Customs at Canton of his obnoxions Proclamation of Tvember last, and I now hav. the

655

4006

fleasure of bransmitting Cify of a letter from Consul Robertson (22nd March) stating that the Customs Authorities, without frejudice to the abstract rights of the Chinese Government invrhed_ were prepared to return a

ma

fine

trong xông

of $2,400 inflicted Licenced hapage boat for

>

{

Wick Governin li

216*

infringement of a Proclamation never circulated for general information

I'm regard

to the more

irregular and numerous class

of depredations committed on Traders from this Pork- although

they

were unquestionably froved bertinestle to have been committed by

M 355169 Par: 8.

100 repels flying the Chinese Instrous

Flag, and otherwise assuming the character of Cruisers_ there acts have all been repudiated by the regularly constituted Anshorities, as I forecaw would be the case whenever they resolutely forced on the attention of the Vice Roy.

were

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