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The Major General presumes that when the Sceretary of State for war
mentions a
Girard of 20 min he means to imply that this mumber will be
sufficient for the protiction of the Minh
as however the Barracks in course
of
accommodation
constinction with afford for bb men the number of Troops to bo
statiment there with enable the detachment
to remain without relief for a period of
live days
The Strength of the
about live
daily guard
being
to be 12. Men the remainder
considered as a reserve, always
available
fr
the protection of the Mint
against attack
I have to (signed) A. L. Roberts,
Ass! Mily Sexy
Sir
R.&. Office Honghing. 3rd July.
1866.
I have the hiver to return
the enclosed papers relative to the Defences of the Mink Premises at Hongking, and to report
1.
are
The two sides washed by the sea
defended by a loopholed wall of which the trace does not admit of flank defence
and the loop holes are 20 constructed that defenders cannot see the water close to the
wall where bouts could lie with impunity.
I would
suggest that the loop holes shined
The Assistant Military Secutary
Houghing.