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I

dhe reply, I beg to say that I have carefully studied the whole

correspondence which

to

to say

toas

forwarded

by Yowe Excellency, but regret that I do not find any evidence there in sufficunt to warrant

the beli

belief

that I shall be able to

induce the Chwèse Government to

give up (ḥan Tim.

the case

-truice

Howeart drepresented

{ }

forciblyp

I

could to the

and Minister of the Yamên

this afternoon, and with some dificully

induced them to order a

full.

a

enquiry into the case and to to furnish information, with a

agree for Your Excellence's

report.

copy of the

The trunces and Ministers

argued)

argued that the family of Class Tino, who appeared alone concerned in his abduction, had a - perfect right

to rise false promises of wiles

in order to induce him to leave

British Durisdiction, and the

unore

So,

að

it was

very

doubtful

whether

the glonial Authorities would have given him up, had his surrender been clainred officially. They considered in fact that Your Excellency

very grateful to be saved.

1 formal

ought to be the trouble which a

would entail.

fo

is

l demand

that I

ecessary

the

should repeat to Your Excellency

evident answers which I made to these

remarks, as they

are

in

embodied in your despatch

great

measure

I concluded

however,