CO129-221 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [4-6] — Page 98

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telegraphed to me at Hongkong, when I repeated the telegram to

Admiral Sir W. Dowell, who is now at Nagasaki in Japan, whence he can best watch the proceedings of

the Russians at Władivostock. But

it was not until several days later that the intelligence reached M. Vatenôtre, the French Minister in China, who is now at Shanghai, and who, in his turn, forwarded it to the French Admiral Courbet at the reseadores Islands. The French blockades appear to have been.

raised

За

5502

8902

raised on the 15th instant.

I have nothing further

7.

to add respecting the present aspect

of affairs to my previous despatchee

Nos 89 and 161, which might be

read together with this despatch. I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Obadient

Humble Servant,

5. Bowen