6

that Nice-Admiral Sir Fleetwood Pellew will be in theres waters at no distant period, when I hope

to be cupbied to carry out the

under

imstrictions now unac

acknowledgement, which,

your Grace will me, were

see.

as

ཆལ་པར་དེ་

at a time when the present disorganized state

of

the sex-bond

the china Coast, and the Critical

position

F

the British Consulates

were

of Shaughne and Amoy junknown to Her Majesty's Government

From Communication that I have had with Sir William

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wo

Hoste, I find here will be difficulty in procuring tonnage

for

the

conveyance of the Rifle Companies in the Steamers of the Peninsular and Riental Company that ply twice a month between this Colony and Ceylon: if, therefore, they are dispatched two on mouths heree by these Steamers,

three

they will arrive in Ceylon nearly,

if

not quite

as soon as

if they

were

sent in a sailing vessel to leave in

a fortnight from this date, which would at this period of the take two months to make the

year

voyage.

8. I must also advise

your

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