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itself in neglecting to furnish the promised body of troops for co-operation on shore.
The expedition proved beyond all doubt the piratical character of the Villages in Deep Bay, and that the Officer defended by the Provincial Government either had no authority in the District or was unwilling to exercise it.
I am instructed to request you to mention to the Vice Roy the disappointment of Captain Nolloth and Sir Hercules Robinson, and to explain that it will be necessary to forward on his arrival in the Colony
I have to
(Signed) W. D. Mercer,
Colonial Secretary
JULY
I may a remonstrance to Peking, a point on which His Excellency The Governor proposes to confer with Sir Frederick Bruce