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their procwdings at the mouth of the Danube, have to instruet

Your Exceilency, to express to Count Naelrode • the satisfaOtion

with which His Majesty's gouvernement have read thi? Article

in the oficial journal of S-t P6t,ersburg, which contains а сот-

plete answer to the charges which have been made оп this sub-

ject against the Russian government, and shows that in provi-

ding for the security of its own population against the danger 0f

infection, that government has taken care not to interfere with

the free passage of Vessels proceeding ир the Danube to point8

beyond the Russian Territory.

I ат

(Signed)

PalmerBton.

Архивъ Князя Воронцова XL.

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