It
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Authoritas whether Hong Kong, defended in cate
is to be defended.
of attack by Men of. &ae, or by land fortifications, be considers the Fiews advanced by the Commanding lugsien with refueme to the Reservation of lites for batteries opposed to sound Colonial views and permanent interests, _ is of opinion that such batteries are bitterly balueless against a serious attack from civilized forest : attributes the anxiety of the commanding Regal luginen apone the subject, to his minillinguess
And
to
to pemain idle while awaiting, the More Active service for which
he was
originally. In each
destined.
each and all of these.
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opinions, Lord Pammure is -petted, after due delibuation, to take totally oppolite sows from those of the Governor-
When pecently, there has a difference of openin between the Governor, and the
and the Military Anthontis, as to the interior defeum of the Settlement Against
du insurrection
of the inhabitants, Lord Premmne
concurred with the froerun
in
thinking that the pertection of the
Settlement