CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12] — Page 373

He Britannic Majesty's Consul at this port and informed him of the nature of the mission with __ which His Excellency had entrusted

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Mr Fedder was good enough at once to make me acquainted with his views of the present state of feeling of the Chimese inhabitants towards the Foreign residents, the

point of which is that though

large proportion of what be termed the dangerous classes

mam

there is a

may

in

Amoy, yet there appears

no

immediate signs of hostile feelings

agamet Europeans - this proportion large and estimated be

however is

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the Consul at 30,000 out of a population

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of 300,000, who would be prepared at short notice to commence the work of destruction, on re

n receiving

list to the

effect; that such a course would be

sanctioned or connived at by their

Government.

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On the 32a Instant Scarefully

examined that part of the toure of m Amoy which is occupied by the different Ceuropeom Hongs, the position of which is indicated on the accompanying

tracing at A. The frontage exterras for about 500 yards and immediately adjoins the water, - this portion of the town consists of two storied brick or

stone houses each in communication ____