CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2] — Page 141

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16

yu

140

burthens

its native Commerce

which are not imposed elsewhere. I must also candidly say, that in

matters

so

vital

me to regard it

stake

my experience leads

to

very dangerous anything important on effectual cooperation with the Chinese. I also

feel that this Government is placed at a great disadvantage by the facile

credence which Mr. Robertson, who should

be its main source of correct information,

and promises

appears to yield to apertions

by Chinese.

made by

20. the enclosed dispatch furnishes very strong corroboration of this First

of

all he makes the

very improbable

assumption, that because I reported 107

Junk I was marvelous

Stink Pots to have been found on

board of six vessels at Canton, there searched by my

vessels

he designates this

as

orders and

infraction of

International Law & to a subject

which he makes several appropriate

observations. I need scarcely say.

that I

gave

those vessels

no orders

on

however

for searching

at Canton and that no

breach whatever of International Law

was

Courtesy at liberty to say how I got my information. It is however perfectly reliable but H. M's Government must for the present take my word for it. 21. It is nevertheless for

committed. I am not

-portant

and will

equally

more im=

avail to test

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16 yu 140 burthens its native Commerce which are not imposed elsewhere. I must also candidly say, that in matters so vital me to regard it stake my experience leads to very dangerous anything important on effectual cooperation with the Chinese. I also feel that this Government is placed at a great disadvantage by the facile credence which Mr. Robertson, who should be its main source of correct information, and promises appears to yield to apertions by Chinese. made by 20. the enclosed dispatch furnishes very strong corroboration of this First of all he makes the very improbable assumption, that because I reported 107 Junk I was marvelous Stink Pots to have been found on board of six vessels at Canton, there searched by my vessels he designates this as orders and infraction of International Law & to a subject which he makes several appropriate observations. I need scarcely say. that I gave those vessels no orders on however for searching at Canton and that no breach whatever of International Law was Courtesy at liberty to say how I got my information. It is however perfectly reliable but H. M's Government must for the present take my word for it. 21. It is nevertheless for committed. I am not -portant and will equally more im= avail to test
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16 yu 140 burthens its native Commerce which are not imposed cloewhere. I must also candidly say, that in matters so vital me to regard it stake my experience leads to very dangerous ampthing important on effectiral cooperation with the bhinese. I also feel that this Goverment is placed at a great disadvantage by the facile credence which Mr. Robertson, who should be its main sauce of connect information, and promises appeons to yield to apertions by Chinese. made by 20. the enclosed dispatch furnishes very strong canoboration of this First Lof all he makes the very improbable apumption, that because Ireported 107 Zee I uz M mervuli - Stink Pots to have been found on board of sixe vefels at banton, there searched by my vepilo меле be designates this aw orders and infraction of Intimational Law & to a subject which he makes several appropriate abservations. I need scarcely say. that I gave those vese vepels no orders on however for searching at banton and that n'o breach whatever of International Law wvas Countesy at liberty to say how I got my infor. mation. It is however perfectly reliable but H. M's Government must for the present take my word for it. 21. It is neverthelep for committed. I am not -portant and will equally more im= avail to test
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16

yu

140

burthens

its native Commerce

which are not imposed cloewhere. I must also candidly say, that in

matters

so

vital

me to regard it

stake

my experience leads

to

very dangerous ampthing important on effectiral cooperation with the bhinese. I also

feel that this Goverment is placed at a great disadvantage by the facile

credence which Mr. Robertson, who should

be its main sauce of connect information,

and promises

appeons to yield to apertions

by Chinese.

made by

20. the enclosed dispatch furnishes very strong canoboration of this First

Lof

all he makes the

very improbable

apumption, that because Ireported 107

Zee I uz M mervuli

-

Stink Pots to have been found on

board of sixe vefels at banton, there searched by my

vepilo

меле

be designates this

aw

orders and

infraction of

Intimational Law & to a subject

which he makes several appropriate

abservations. I need scarcely say.

that I

gave

those vese

vepels

no orders

on

however

for searching

at banton and that n'o

breach whatever of International Law

wvas

Countesy at liberty to say how I got my infor. mation. It is however perfectly reliable but H. M's Government must for the present take my word for it. 21. It is neverthelep for

committed. I am not

-portant

and will

equally

more im=

avail to test

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