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which I being commanded ordered on the 8th arrived
there (at Thiachta). In the meantime the Chinese
Commissioners gave ours to understand
that they had received from Bogdo-Zhhan
orders, our Commissioners did not doubt but that
those orders concerned the inf putting to death
the abovementioned four people who were in their
hands: but being I came to the conference were
informed, that their keeping celebrating
the anniversary of the accomplishment 80th year of the his
life, on which occasion they wished to shew not
only to their own subjects but to all the whole
race of men their clemency and even in partic among the rest to
their favour to Russia in the recommencement
of the trade putting an end to disputes
only that the Russian delinquent although by
the laws in force in Russia should be punished,
but however certainly to death. Ours
answered that according to the laws the severest
punishment was appointed to him: viz: 300
strokes of the Knout: but if however he having borne
that
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