Shanghai, 9th September.
Srm,—In compliance with the request in your letter of 6th inst, I have the honour to forward to you herewith the English translations of two letters received from the Taotai Tseng about tLe import of munitions of war, and copy of the reply which I made to him, as desired by my colleagues.
have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, Joaquim Manta Travassos VAupEez, Consul General for Portugal and Senior Consul.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.