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there be in jeopardy

the local

At Amoy a particular section of the peputation is certainly dangerous, and the will and ability of r authorities to control it, doubtful.– Mr Pedder, though he does not

that

an

attack

& pretend

foreignees

is im-

becoming alarmed.

minent, is of opinion that the respectable

Class

of Chinese is

Ite has been at Amoy for twenty

and Knows the

Years,

Stis

=

is judgment.

relied

usson.

there well..

people moreover, may be fairly

I have thought it, therefore, my him the authority I mention, and I have told the Prince of King

daty to give

that, besides

requesting

the Naval Com=

to send a Man

mander in Chief to send

of War from time to time into the

Port

Port I should ask

should ask Your Excellency.

of Mt. Pedder wrote to you for

assistance, to detach

a

body of

new

for the protection of British residents, the Force so detached being

instructed

if the local authorities wished it . to

Co-operate with their Executive against

the dise

disorderly.-

in

writing

My object bey Your Excellency to comply

Pedders

is b

with Mr

application, should he matte it.

sensible of the responsibilty

I am fully

I am undertaking myself, and morting

Your Excellency

to undertake, but the

case is exceptional .-

At the same time. I think the

Mr. Pedder's requiring

Contingency of Mr Pedder's

the assistance of a farce extremely

remote,