Ko
Com
307
Commanding Royal legsies,
states that under
" circumstances the
odiny guardianship
doubtless
of this Colony would dontities be the Mission of the Havy,
of the heavy, but it
Must be remembered that the
can be
be given.
Aud
main purpose of a Navy in China is the defence, and protection, of our commerce, the only from in which this protection that it is essentially taken away) "then the defence of a sea- port is assigned to it _ the wide range of
_
_
the Naval duties over the extent
of the think seas, more particularly "In time of war, may constantly
interfere
"interfere with the Maintenan of a large or sufficient force furthe complete protection of the Colony of Amy Roy, the expeting therefor 7. fortifying, by fired works, such a
Seaport, embracing simportant publi
establishments, and an Accumulation
of private bealth, camust be doublet, fur Harbor Defence
And it is a mode
that is mis.
lly relied on
universally
"
lo-
St. John Bowring sans to
L
labour under the mistake that because the proposed batteries might perhaps be silenced by an over- _whaling kaval force, and because landing Might be effected by
B
troops