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favour of the other parts and of Hong Kong, that is a lower and more favourable rate at these last in connexion with the first.
I. the object is from Canton to the other posts and is to remove the Grade hong kong, such as may be.
The said for both these propositions. Supposing Blockade to be attended with the effects contemplated (whatever those may be) it is preferable for many reasons to active hostilities. I think naval force would be quite sufficient for securing the River, and no troops would be required. - The shedding of blood would be avoided, and this I hold to be an important point of consideration alone, apart from those of policy and humanity.
There would be difficulty in slaughtering any number of the Canton people, but according to their feeling of hostility with the insolence suffered by their women from the British Troops in 1841 and I apprehend that hundreds or thousands killing would hardly tend to reconcile the survivors to us, though it would frighten them for a time. I have studiously avoided coming into collision with the people on riches,