Your boss is using words in a very strange way.. somewhat inappropriately!
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Dear <X>
Please advise that <Name> has already sent <my> chair to <you>. Kindly ensure to load the chair last, and do not stack with heavy cartons. We appreciate that you will instruct your warehouse colleague to include the chair in the container and handle it with care. Kindly confirm
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"advise" is the verb form of "advice"
advise (verb) means 'to offer
advice to or counsel'; advice (noun) is an opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem.
The initial question here requires a yes or no response.. not "advice".
It would seem that there would be less confusion if your boss simply said
"Please inform me if <name> has already sent the chair."
The following two sentences seem to be shipping instructions.. after reading them ,although I believe I understand the basic intent, I would swear that they are written by a non native english speaker.
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Kindly ensure to load the chair last, and do not stack with heavy cartons. We appreciate that you will instruct your warehouse colleague to include the chair in the container and handle it with care.
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"Please have your warehouse ship the chair in the container with nothing heavy on top of it."
Basically if there is confusion about the meaning/intent of a sentence or paragraph, it is most likely written incorrectly.
However, it is possible to write a sentence or paragraph grammatically incorrect yet still have its meaning/intent very clear and precise.
In my opinion the meaning/intent is more important than the grammar.
A good "rule of thumb" is to write the way you would speak.