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awpears from your letter that the riceroy practically admits, though certainly without frankness or the least ex hression of regner, that a gross outrage had been committed

Cruizer on the 29t

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6 hinese Cruizer October, viz. in pursuing, and

a vessel

Capturing under fire in Hong thong waters- landing

an armed party in English Cerritory and finally carrying away from the beach this captured vessel and her contento to a Chinese Customs Station.

lifter 2 months delay the Viceroy has reluctantly made these admissions, and nowdoubts his ability to return

to

to this Government he cantured Junk, and claims moreover as confiscated property the contento the vessel thus illegally and

of

unwarrantably seized-

While His Excellency notes with satisfaction that you promptly

informed the Viceroy that the

Confiocation

of

the opium cannot

be entertained and the boat must be surrendered immediately, The Governor regrets that he cannot agree with

you in merely char- acterizing such an attack as the one under consideration to be properly described as

a disrespect to the "dignity of the Hongkong Govern-

ment"

in

my despatch of the 22n Sustent