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replied, that there was no Statute of the

United States which auth

thorized relief to

their insane & destitute citizens in foreign= ports; that it was possible, however, that the authorities of the State, or city, where the lunatic was born, or might have

acquired

a domicile, might be disposed to relieve her, but that unfortimately

no knowledge as

there was

to where that

2quiry for

might have been, although he would endeavour to institute an en the purpose of ascertaining.

A copy of Sir 2. Thorton's despatch. was then communicated to the Colonial Office, and here the matter appears to have ended, for there is no trace of any further correspondence, having taken place upon

subject.

the

Presuming therefore, that the U. 3. Law

072

To Ser 2. Thor 185.27 June

on the subject is still the same

was in 1876, which would appear

the case

it

to be

in

according to the Enclosures the Colonial Office letter, it seems

that all that

Cam

be done

in the

Chlam

present instance is to bring Campbell's

to the notice of the U.S. Govt in the event of either his relations, the authorities of his native town Brooklyn,

or of the State of New York, being disposed to receive him.

The state of the American Law on

as quoted by Mr Fish, would

making

to to Coming!

12 July

the subject,

also appear

to

preclude

Our

any general request for the repatriation of future cases of the same kind, even

if

the Colony of Hong kong are prepared to

establish

Ce

system of reciprocal repatriation

not of lunaties, which fact is

stated