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a
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Squadron of gunboats
commanded
by a gallant and
intrepid officer.
As Mo. Reed observes "our-
All will have to bear in
mind that between Singapore
and
Hongkong, situated sixty
miles sep a haven easily
navigated by the largest ships,
and
furnishing abundant
supplies for any number of
vessels.
The branch possess a stronghold from which in the event of a war it will be
hardly possible to dislodge
them".
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thund". And this it should be
remembered is the expressed
opinion to his superior of a
clever and observant officer and
able surveyor.
The passage to China
along the coast of
Borneo has been surveyed
and accurately laid down, and
by keeping possession of
Labuan and Sarawak, we should be in
a great degree independent of the passage on the coast of
Cochin China, but it may
be many years before our
trading ...