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place in the Colony.
I beg however earnestly,
to press upon you
the urgency
of the present state of matters in these regions of sending at least an
additional Regiment, or ordering
one from India,
not only from
the necessity of protecting our general interest, but for those special objects which the growth of Colony itself, - the certain augmentation of its Commercial importance from the great disorganization of the
Chinese Empire,
and the influx
of numberless Chinese, among whom doubtless there will be multitudes
of disorderly persons.
I have the honor to be,
Sir
Your most obedient
humble servant
John Baina.