terrible a in respect of an object
altogether disproportionato, and that when he learns
responsibility
the absoluté certainty of this Government as to the commission of the outrage, he will not by refusal of instant
redress consummate so
wanton an
а
in
affrent to
nation whose friendship,
any
case valuable
to China,
in
may
certain not improbable contingencies become of paramount importance.
If His Excellency the Vicerry should justify the above expectation by giving up the prisoners forthwith Sir William Des Voeux-
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is willing to take the responsibility of assuring
him that there will be.
demand in addition for
for the heavy compensation, which must be required
complained of were to be by
if the
act
delay practically sanctioned . When the prisoners
are
delivered Dir- Nilliam Des Voeux will take care to keep them in custody for
a reasonable time, pending
a demand for their extradition in the regular way
Should it be
possible to afford sufficient proof of their alleged guilt
"guilt to satisfy
satisfy the law here the men will of course be
delivered to the Chinese Government, and HC. careetly hopes that this
be the happy termination of
may a most
6 regrettable incident. Dir William Des Vaux would be glad if you
be
would
good enough to
Communicate
the
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