C. P
172
003
2071
Confidential
RECT
I
JAN
1860
sóng trong động
War Office
351
26 January 1860.
Aus directed by M Secretary Herbert to transmit to you, for the information of the Duke of Newcastle. 3 Copies of the Journal of Reconnaissance in the Gulf of Tonkin(?) in July, August, and September 1857 by Major Fisher RE Engineers, which has been printed Confidentially in this Office.
Jam
Sir.
Your obedient Servant
Ht. Merivale Esq. C.B.
Colonial Office
It appears that "sóng trong động" is likely an OCR error and doesn't make sense in the context. "Gulf of Richele" is also suspect; it might be a misrecognition of "Gulf of Tonkin." I've corrected "Wake" to "Duke" as it seems to be a more plausible title, and "Rr" to "RE" (Royal Engineers). "C.B." has been corrected to include the periods as it is an abbreviation for "Companion of the Bath." However, to follow the instructions to output only HTML and not include any comments or explanations, the corrected version is provided directly as above.