So much more imminent does the danger of the
Abduction and murder
of every high Officer appear
Since the disclosures which
led to the conviction in May last of the pribor who planned to bidnap and dishay the Lautmant Governor that This Gallmey the Governor has been at the same kind compelled The increase from six to Seventeen the Military gund on duty at Goverment House.
450
3. Then there were some
hundreds of French and
American Marines, stationed
on shore for our protection :
Now the latter are
confined to the confined to the protection. & protection.
of the nuval stores of
the renited States and the
French are withdrawn.
altogether: Then
4.
for
we
"we were able-
had the right-
to rely upon the fortiorance. at least, if not upon the
cooperation of the rebel Chinese
whose squadrons
se
!