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Brigadier General Staveley to Acting Governor Mercer.
Sir
Head Quarters
Heonghong, 94 March, 1863.
I have the honor to inform your
Excelleney in reply to your
letter of the 5th
Instant that the subject of the strength of
the Garrison of Honghong shall have
my
best attention and that I shaw direct the
Commandant to furnish the necessary
Guard
Island.
Conv
on..
the Prisoners at Stone Cutters'
Measures
eying
He is Excellency
The Acting Governor,
Heoughing
ures are
already in progress for
to Houghing from Shanghai –