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mdp.39015063561438	NONE	The Chinese repository v.11-15	1851		.txt	text/plain	1462966	101906	76	The following communication, having been translated into Chinese, and in the form of a letter, not a petition, addressed to the governor, was carried to the city gates by Mr. Astell, accompanied by arrival at the city of Canton, bearing a royal commission constituting and appointing me chief superintendent of British trade to the dominions of his imperial majesty the emperor of China. when the troops landed immediately, under the personal direction of his excellency lieut.-general, sir Hugh Gough, K.C. B., and, having taken possession of a small excellency's commands, bearing date the 26th day of March, issued by the pleasure of the great emperor, to deliver over into the hands of honorable officers to government of China having lost its authority, insulting those that are weak, and dreading those that are powerful, has plundered our property, forced upon us a bond, imprisoned our subjects, and appropriated the goods of our people, in order to stop the	./cache/mdp.39015063561438.pdf	./txt/mdp.39015063561438.txt