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this despatch-ean reach England. However, I enclose a published

account of the affair from

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another eye-witness.

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My last official

letter from the British Minister

at leking (dis Harry Parkes), is

the 19th instant. He

dated on

writes: "All that I can now say "is that the Chinese Government

apparently resolved not to

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are

allow the hostile action

of

the

French to force them to declare war; and that the present

"anomalous

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anomalous state of affairs may,

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"therefore, continue to be prolonged.

Enelozuri.)

4.

I am in

informed.

on

reliable authority that, if the- Chinese do not soon come to terms, the next step taken by the French will be to destroy the Forts at Woosung, at the entrance of the river leading to Shanghai, the

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or some other of the Forts on coast of the Empire. The French

Naval Officers and Consule

disclaim

any

intention of

attacking the Treaty Ports, or of

damaging

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