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Under these circumstances the Governor is anxious that the attention of the Nice - Roy should be drawn to the- subject,
because it was understood when
the joint expedition against Pakstni
was undertaken
ndertaken that, if the English Gun
bout's captured the place,
A
Chinese
Garrison would be maintained there
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some time, with
a view to preventing
the pirates re-establishing themselves in
a position where
anno
yance. neighborhood
t
they peaceful
Can
give
so much
traders in the
His Excelliney Sir Richard Graves Abae Donnell is far from wishing to comment on any policy puroved by
the Chinese Authorities in a matter
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so entirely within their sphere of duty.- He nevertheless feels that it is expedient
some policy should be decided on and adhered to, in the event of Her Majesty's
Naval forces joining with those of the Emperor to attack other puratical Strongholds.
All such combined expeditions
attended be the
by
great disadvantage of
are
rendering less scercoy practicable, than when
one
the forces
are under the orders of head. Thus in the late expedition against. Pakshmi - the Chinese contingent, by
arriving before the English Gunboats, enabled
the
great body of Pirates to escape with their funks
Junks and most valuable
booty. It
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supposed however that this -
disadvantage would be counterbalanced.