Commencement of the new Era in
China, might as
Efficiently
the
limited
shore
on the
promised for by a degree of superintendence
Forces, and
part of M. His naval forces,
they
Conceive that
A
mation on
Ethical
with
thehaut ohir Henry Pottinger to the Admiralty of his
Views as to the extent to which
such protection & Control would
be
would insure the
necessary objects which his M. Pottinger
might
have in View while at the same time it would leave
the Admiral free to make his Own arrangements for giving effect to Sir H. Pottinger's Wishes and
should
(
would admit
304
of his being done by
a
to the Service
appropriating
less
amount of
Force than would
I the
under
which
ignorance
otherwise be required.
I necessarily leave the details of naval matters. I readily defer to the opinion of the Admiralty
matters do
peculiarly within
their Province; & I will only Observe that Sir H. Pottinger has formed a right judgment of the
wishes
H. M's
that the
legal Commerce of the. this subject their Lives & Property should
be protected in China; that wil disposed subjects of H. M. should
be