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Pottinger to Ch'i Kung. Has arrived at Hong Kong on 2 December. Is shocked to learn...
Catalogue reference: FO 682/1975/170
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This record is about the Pottinger to Ch'i Kung. Has arrived at Hong Kong on 2 December. Is shocked to learn... dating from 1842 Dec 13/TK 22 11 12 in the series Foreign Office: Chinese Secretary's Office, Various Embassies and Consulates, China:.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Pottinger to Ch'i Kung. Has arrived at Hong Kong on 2 December. Is shocked to learn that foreign factories in Canton were attacked, plundered and burnt on 7 December. Demands apprehension of offenders and offers to send troops to help. Also demands compensation for losses. Encloses two copies of proclamation about massacre of shipwrecked sailors in Taiwan.
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- 8 pages
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- F.O. 682/113/54
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