a military capacity which
be most
may
useful in event of my unexpected
emergency.-
I have ...
(Signed) H.H. Whitfeild.
Major General.
Commanding Troops, China & Formosa
Confidential
from
the
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British Consulate,
Amoy, 13th November 1870.
I am
in
receipt of a Despatch from Mr. Wade in which he informs me
amongst
other things,
that he
has requested
you
to send
a Military
officer to this Port for purposes of
observation..
With reference to this matter I beg to report to you that circumstances have changed so greatly here during the last few weeks that such a mission
is now unnecessary
and would even
be undesirable
in some respects.- I
trust therefore that this letter will be in time to prevent it. -
To His Excellency Sir Gane Whitfield, ...
...
In making this report, I would ...
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