CO129-183 - Public Offices & Others - 1878 — Page 279

"

of the heiregal Sunbrat

"Suitring", one

of the Sunboats

under this Consulate reported to me the other day that the Macas Officials had boarded his vessel

informed him that no Customs '

ruisers could anchor in Macas

Waters; but that he, being in Command of a Viceregal Gunboat,

had declined to move, I was

Subsequently permitted to remain at

the town ] town]

Anchor off

off the

cräes made some obs us

Sr furnar äes

upon the Treaty of 1862, & remarked

that

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that although it would be of

advantage

in

many respects to have macas recognized by

Treaty as a Portuguese possession,

the Portuguese foot were by

ho

means aux cous to ratify the old Treaty as a formal

recognition of the independence of

Macau would

appointment of a

bring with it the

Chinese Diplomatie

(in accordance with the

Agent (ii

at would

9th Art) which Portugal never tolerate. Stfumaries

S?

added

that