for the protection of the Factories
at Canton, and to retain one Her Majesty's Steamers portion of the Coast of China
upon
F
Thes
63
tucasures appear
to
include the suggestions contained letter, and will be, I trust,
in
this
Then in addition to the recasional
Juppat
to be afforded, if required, by other Ships of Wan, whose anical
at this Port
may be expected, from
'time to time, are
the
Measures
S'propose for the protection of
Commercial interests in this
quarter, while the protection of
that part of the coast which
cutendo so
· for north
as
Mingpo,
will be confided to the Ships
stationed at Fuchow, and
Shanghai.
your
enfficient for the purposes in contemplation...
I have, He..
(Signed) J. Stirling,
Rear Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
(True Copy)
Murm
Colonial Secretary-