Ammunition and humerous crew, a and hence less room for machinery. If great speed is to be attained, there must be larger engines and more fuel, and hence less room for men and warlike stores. The first gives the case of a Gunboat which fights but cannot steam rapidly; the second gives a Blockade runner which steams fast but cannot fight.
If the two qualities are combined... size must necessarily follow, and this is the cause of the "Warriors". The idea therefore naturally occurred of a separate vessel for the Police duties in the Harbor. Le R. Macdonnell originally contemplated a steamer, but took as a makeshift the Junk with which he is now inclined to continue for at all events the present. In the meanwhile I made a few inquiries about a steamer. The world require to have an armament. All China Junks of any size are, I understand, armed with guns, some with as many as 19 guns. Therefore a Police-Steamer, not chiefly fitted for fighting, should have an armament sufficient to command respect in that respects. After seeing the Commander of the Cruiser last returned from China, and consulting with Sir A. Milne and Admiral Key at the Admiralty