The Archive · 1869

Telegraphic Privileges in China

The following letter is addressed to the New York Tijnes, under date of September Sth should be taken of that portion dispatch in your issue of Privileges in China." This is one of a series of indirect attacks made on the: East India Telegraph Company, commenced immed-lately after Mr. Browne's continuation. The dispatch in question affords conclusive evidence that he did not penetrate the State secrets and diplomacy of the Celestial capital I have direct and positive informtion in a letter, in which Mr. Burlingame announces success in obtaining the right for the East India Company to lay their cables in Chinese waters, connecting all the seaports. The letter is dated April 8, 1868. This right was obtained while Mr. Burlingame was United States Minister. Although I have resigned. all official connection with the East India Telegraph, Company, Lesnot permit such statements to pass Banat because they affect myself in respect to' a former relations to the Company, and are calculate pects of the enterprise. Acknowledging the consider-if not not expressly designed, to injure the prosation hitherto extended by the Press to the enterprise, 1 ask the final favour of sach notice of this communication s may be proper. tery respectfully, a -CONSULS.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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