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them, simply because the removal of the illegal blockade

which has hitherto rendered xuy exaction easy enough erould make the collection a work of greater difficulty.

No one wishes to deny to the Chinese Government- the right of levying any revenne it pleases

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lating

whatever, steps it may deem best for its Collection within its own

jurisdiction,

but it cannot be allowed to interfere with the purisdiction of another power, and

I

maintain

the action of the Aoppo of

Canton

blockading

the

Port of Houphous, amount

to an inbasions

of

the

independance of British

territory.

"Suppose the Freuch

Government_

he il

disliking

the

Government- Position of the Channel Félands so close to its shores and

thinking it had reason to believe, whether Correctly, or not, that an amount of smuggling was carried on between the Islands and the French coast – chose to make stringent, may op- -pressive, revenue laids with reference to the Trade, the British Government Would have no actual right to complain, but what would be said if the French Govern placed a number of Cruisers at every port or outlet - of these Islands for the Purpose of overhauling every vessel entering leaving

I might also

en meul

or

draw attention to the position of Gibraltar with

regard