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may

visit Hongkong.

I ume have the

honour to transit copies of the Rontacuation Recatosur

the French Naval Forces in China, who is

engaged in the blockade of the

With 6 spare copies, "sent separate.

of Formosa.

2.

in which those instructions were published:

the 23.20

in the Government Gazette of th

instant; the arrival in this Port of

Freuch

Atten

tvar

being

hourly.

expected. One ironclad has since

are

arrived; and other Freuch ships

Known to be on their way

hither. The

to oueure

uncasures have been taken

the strict

auforcement of

island.

In pursuance of your

instructions, the telegrances of the 20%

immediately repeated to the

Governor of Ceylon and

Ceylon and of the Strait Settlements. I judged it right to m

transmit it also to Her Majesty',

Ministers in China and Japan.

With regard to the

3.

m

Your Contships instructions. Copics of the

Prodlamation were sent to the Consul

of France at Hongtong for communication to Admiral Courbet, Commanding.

the

interpretation of some points in these | Instructions, I have, by the advice

of the Attorney General, sout the following telegrams :

(1) Received