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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
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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