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over large territones and had secured to herself certais Commercial & political privileges, The Que Decazes had given me on several occasions Explanating more or less distinct, tending

tro

Thow Heul these accounts lowe incorrect, &tial the Greaty Stipulated for

special advantages for France. I head suggested to hea that the best way to put are sad at once to incorrect opeinions as to the dreaty world be to give me the text of it

it: the had Answered that

he lead be

himself conceived the time Idea, & that he had mentioned it

in the convicil of Ministers and had obtained the approval of

Wie Nearshal & the Consent of thee thew Movierter of marine, butthul he head not get seen the Treaty

I concluded by renicuting

Limeretf. I

the Dulle deal it was 5 weells sauce mis had occurred.

The Dielle Saco)

that my statement was quite accurate, then went off to appeall of the difficulties in which the French loo - had (he told me become involved Boot

by recent Events in Annam. The 200 men who were in the Delta

of

of the river ( the Song (a. I presume) were themselves quite safe fir alloch, but it

digriified

A

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not a

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agreeable porchion French Detachment to

for

Umain passive witmeper of the masseceres of ittians wh were

taking place in thices immediate neighbourhood. It was however to be observed dial the Alions who had been put to death

were alo

natives t that it was not clear wheller Have was not a

stuggle

between these native Xteaust

the party of the Litterati Slaughter

with

tes on botte Tides. At all

Events it Learned these the Freule

Bishop, & missionaries were thenesday, marined. The Que Decazes went

on to say that it wot be re

to send a force of 2000 mia of France were to niterfere with Effect: that the Eoot at Paris was preased by the missionaries to protect stic native Ateaus, bet that be hardly knew what positive obligation trance had to do so; and that although France would no

doubt

corefer a great benefit a pow all civilized nations by opening the river & the territory to hate,

there

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