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The troupes have suffered rastile suffering (although Cold weather has set in) dreadfully. There -turns to the Horse Guards, & the letters of the Comg officer Me Sen & Aquitar present Melancholy picture. Gent De Aguilar reports that thres Years residue in Hong Kong, suffice to destroy by deaths an entire European Regt!
For some time the deaths in
AM 98th Regt have averaged
Last
One man being
every day. week six deaths occurred in
are
seventy four hours. The strength of the men not in hospital is so reduced that they are Unable to wear a knapsack on parade, but fearing Miscounting, the general does not require the troops on the ground to stand with Shouldered Arms.
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t hauch en in the most sickly Countries, but never feeling thing equal to depressing influence of the climate Hong Kong. Whose unhealthiness is proverbial to the Chinese on the adjacent
Main Land.
Meen Lord Stanley honour.
me
red sine with the Officer, Treasurer of this Colony. was unwilling to Appear even ungrateful for his
Kindness. Presuming under
instructions to fulfil the duty Assigned ones, & to the best of my ability to place His Lordship in possession such information as might be useful to His Lordship.