14.
retained
as
in
Military Post; -
my opinion,
would
much
economy
be effected, and even additional Security be ensured. The present Military Force here is altogether useless; it unnecessarily large for merely maintaining the
internal
pease of the place,
while
it is altogether too insignificant to be used by itself, should it at any time hereafter become necessary to have
resourse
to
against
I cannot
the
coersive measures
Chinese Empire._
conceive
Jush
a
thing possible, but the only
of alarm that can
Cause
in
possibly arise, originates the piratical state of the Coast; but as regards this
170
particular question, I would
stake the
credit
of
a
third
of a Century Service, that no
attack
ever
even
in
on
the Colony will
be made
a
so long
as
fourteen-gun Brig is
the Harbour,
and
15.
We
learn
none
has
made
пасно
on
from experience that
Ever
feen
during the past century,
although that place has
heretofore been generally
unpertected by any
Naval
Forse, and
Seldom has had
a
12.-
garrison exceeding 200 Mew.
In conclusion, My Lord, I would further suggest, if the Government deems
this proposals worthing at
consideration, that