it the wing piratical, wote Population, _the refuse J China –; Pred it Cannot be made a

fortification (weis England desired lo

Pontification to butect Withing at the extreme and of the Chinese Empiris on account of the singe Car formation of the hill

& Moutacies one com

-Manding another ;- pression also of the Broximity of the Maine

If land to other islands_ & further from the difficulty if not im possibility of Reeking Hoops alone in touch Hong, or if Mine shong enough for Active

servicle. #would be absurd to createt Maintain a fortress for not bject Whatever.

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Evenich Chris and de

obtained there can

be no

not

Merye

justifiable goruner

for incurring the present Unccessarily

Civil Metz expenditure in Hong Kong : – 1. This rock is nosprotection

of Whatever to the trade, Canton : a "stout frigate

at Whampoa, Lasteamer off the factorcer of Canton is afar.

effica -cions protection for

trade there than

The

and garrison offlest atitong Hons. present position of the British representative. Murchantia &auton is in several expects worse than before thi war notwithstanding the large fleet & force We have Heptathing. Hong. Dur Consuler Estatt & Merchants aresubint to insutts evento violence if they

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