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Chiminer officer who novompanied the

expedition,

Norever,

hus called

дина

purchased for pland

cire

forth this Dispatch

gun powdergare largely

the court.

Au t

thus

the hands.

hands of a pop in the

iin

way of complying with the but perhaps these

Viceroy & request,

difficulties

are not

insufferable and

any

measured

tatten

His Excellency would be highly

fuel

nos ure d

hat

arms

by

lvovl

be

accepted

of a population

ch given to piracy, robbery.

amat

class fights, mathing it almost impossible for the Chinese authorities to keep onder

mi their districts

wi

I venture, therefore, in the interests

of this Government, and indeed in

of the colorry of Hongkong

interests o

are not served, this Kind

in

to

the

Kong, which

of trade being

The hands of other than British subjects,

Alcomanen d

the above mentioned Desputih

to the consideration of this Excellency

Governon I am

she

there are

difficulties

ciented by this Government and

appreciated by

And

FULL

barnest

Her Krajiship's

disposition of to that of Chine

I howe

ke.

B.

of the frincely

Government

( Sigueres D. Robertson

Ime copy.

Malli Shilin

Assistent

Consul.

in