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the article itself being mainly exported from China by
British Merchants, & fabricators at Hongkong, Swaton, and other ports, and conveyed in Ships & steamers under the British flag, & further consigued for the
main port to Brits subjects here resident. Mccordingly, the blow aimed
at British interests both here
in China is direct and
of.
A
most serions nature.
Secondly, Though my
refusal to permit on my responsibility any
oun
modification or
infringement
of the existing treatis, will, certain extent, nullify
to a
the action of the exceptional agrement recently entered into
by
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by the French, Dutch and Portuguese Consuls, still it's results will, even as it is,
Le indirectly very injurious to Bichth trade & interests,
injury for which the abou mentioned Consuls must, in
Namese conjunction with the Governant le regarded as
responsible.
Thirdly, Prescinding from personal and accessary motives I think the French and Dutch Consuls have possibly been influenced towards granting starthing
their consent to so
an
infraction of existing treaty arrangements, by a desire to favour the introduction:
of their own cheat spirits,
Grandies
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