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of the Ceylon Rifles.
2.
Imediately
Mi
the
receipt
of this despatch, Sir William Ante,
the Seuin Naval
officer,
issued
the usual Notification for tenders for Shipping, to enable there
instructions to be carried into
execution.
3.
On the 23rd Mustant, however, Ireceived a Communication from the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated * May, conveying to me the views of Her Majesty's Government. relative to the contest at present
existing in China between the this Country, and
certain insurgents who are in
against
him.
Sovereign of
open
eu
rebellion
4. In this Tespatch, the harl
of
Clarendon sanctions the.
engaging
my
· services of any
British Verrels and their Crews
the protection of British
for
Subjects at the
open
Ports, should
it be necessary to have recourse
to such
5.
At
a measure.
present the Naval Force in China is on a smaller scale than ordinary, and quite