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not creditable to Mr Snowden._ With M. Hay Clay's denial and

my

"denial. before him, he expreper

requst for having stated that I hat been informed by Sis. Say than con the preceding evening) of Suffami

intention to excare to Macao. He

contents himself with caying

statement is unimportant

"The denial of

this part of the

M

in itself, &c.

This however is

the

very

rast of

Mr Snowden's

1 ctatement to which I felt it necepary

to draw

our special attention in

your

my

Paragraph 13 letter 150st/3

Despatch N.81 of the 31st of August. 12869 I need hardly repeat that it is

absolutely untrue. Not a word by Mr. Hayllar

was uttered to ma

on by any body else on the Friday night or at any time before Duffam's flight, that he had been advised to fly, on intended to fly

5.

In the written communication

make to Mr Wotton by Mr Haylar imrictiately after ceeing me the Friday night, M. Geyller said "He [Auffam)

M

he

I has

مار

disposition to fly " adding that

ipuć

his

affairs

was ansions to into Mr. Wotton's hands and was

to call on

W. Hayllar next

Day

M

may

when, writes Mr. Bayllar "he

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