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of 25 = arimare, 1849, recommendeá that the Garrison of this place consist 4/128 men. Ientirely concur in this scommendation and am of Opinion that the large amount of property here, the prevalence of piracy,
the
importance of this land as a taval
Military and Commercial Depot; the desirability of attractive hitter an respectable native population, who in the present disturbed state of
tuan
Shina
find in Anytong a safe asylum on themceives and their families; and lastly the
the manifest wisdom of
fostering
the
rising
F
trade of the pince,
which cannot crist without Naval
obvious
protection, all coneur in making thrinus
the wisdom of Keeping permanently
in this vicinity, and no it were attached to the Colony at least one howental Thin of War and
efficient Steamer.
15. The present Garriva Roup
numbering 570 non-commisrinch_ officers and brivates cannot owing to it's weakened condition through cicknere produce at this moment moc
than 400 Iven really fit for duty._ with these assisted by the IPlunteer Corps and the tempnay and permanent Price Free, we may humbly trust to make a firm and successful resistance to any
hostile
force
that
shore,
(
might attack
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yet are they insufficient to induce