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and in the absence of
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of
wwe
Our
Bar, it becomes
all prudenti for defence.
The Commander of the Foreps
ted to me that,
has represented
in the event of one
made on
attack
the town either by
a piratical force or by a body
of
the one
er
shore
enemy aftoat, the number
of the
mumber of
garrison is so
he could not
single
all that-
Z
ot provide
for any
amopose than that of
purpose
C
other
the
general défence of the place ; the protection of the persons
10%
and properties of the inhabitants fam Chinese vagabonds wit force so large a portion of the population of this plane must be left to the well.
disposed residents themselves. The da
danger
is theat
by
to be apprehended
during
attack
enery agong of
pirates, these anga
fonu.
benda.
may
themselves into bands
Wash
be
for the purpose of plunder,
joined perhaps by othere vicinity,
from
the is
and then
love of property
and life may suver
ve
if
though the trops and