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卷七十九

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查佛蘭西與英夷毗連疆界,各為一國,素稱強悍。前因爭擾地方,構有嫌隙,彼此交兵多年。後經議和,該國亦與廣東向來交易。上年十二月間,據報該國新到兵船一隻,兵頭真時爾士思利,管駕來粵,泊在香港對面尖沙嘴地方,並雲後尚有兵船未到等語。正在密飭查訪間,旋據報稱佛蘭西兵頭士思利,乘坐小三板來省入館,當經密飭洋商等暗為訪詢,據雲來省意欲面見官府,有稟商事件,不肯明言,帶有素曉中華言語之和尚玉遮依裏達二人同來,稟稱該國兵頭有密商軍務,不用通事傳話,懇請面稟等情。臣等以該國向通貿易,素稱恭順,乃英夷興兵犯順,阻撓各國生意,未始不怨恨英夷。今既據稟請當面密陳軍務,正可因勢利導,駕馭羈縻,為以夷攻夷之計,當即於距城十裏之半塘地方傳令來見,詢其來意。據稱該國王聞英夷與中華構兵,恐該國商船,被其擾累,是以遣伊前來保護,並諭令到此從中善為解散。臣等諭以爾國向稱恭順,素所深知,英逆如此頑梗不化,肆行強暴,將來爾等各國,必受其害,爾國王既遣爾帶兵前來,果能出力報效,必自當據實奏明大皇帝格外優待恩施。據稱我國與英夷雖屬敵國,但現在新和,無隙可乘,不能妄動,若無故攻彼,恐別國不憤,不如息事罷兵,早了此局方妥。當訊以爾有何息事之法,據稱伊願與英夷講說,伊若允從,則已如不允從,即向其藉詞交兵等語。臣等諭以英逆屢次犯順,現在侵犯寧波定海等處,致幹聖怒,簡派揚威將軍各路帶兵前往剿辦,此時本將軍等,如何敢擅準令伊講說?據稱大人等既不敢奏,我先出外洋,與英夷兵頭講說,如有何信息,再來回報。當即酌加賞賚,該兵頭及和尚旋即辭出外洋。又據泛弁探報,逆夷兵頭仆鼎查於上年十二月間,由浙潛回香港,又探得佛蘭西兵頭到香港,與逆夷兵頭見面二次。旋據香山駐澳縣丞張裕,稟稱佛蘭西和尚玉遮等面稟,該兵頭現有要事,於正月十六日開船,前往呂宋去看兵船。留話給真時爾和尚進省稟覆,二月初五日真時爾到,行呈遞說帖,仍以解和為詞,希冀賞給英逆馬頭,臣等察其行事,以英逆新與連和,佛夷思於中取利,又思分地,故為之居間。夷情詭譎多端,該兵頭雖陽為恭順,焉知不藉探內地虛實,別生事端。雖現在該夷同米利堅各國夷商進省行照常貿易,而無故求和,不能不疑,遂以好言拒絕,並導以不可助逆玉石俱焚。若能為中國出力,大皇帝必加恩於爾等語,除密飭水陸兵勇嚴加防範觀其動靜外,所有佛蘭西兵頭來省情形,不敢壅於上聞,據實附陳案:佛蘭西求面稟軍情,其來意之誠可見,且得與英夷素仇之敵使之講款,英夷必曲從,即使不從而藉詞交兵,英夷亦必畏事。機莫善於此。乃稽延半載始聽其行,及入長江而江寧款議已定數日矣

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