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with him.
and
suggested one
of the steam gunboats under
the
command of British
officers being stationed at
Hong Kong, in order that
the time now lost in
communicating with Canton
might be avoided, and I immediately pursued the
delinquents.
The proposition to station
a gunboat, which
is a government cruiser
officered and manned by Chinese solely,
was made by the officers
and submitted by
me to the
Governor and Commodore for approval,
and as both deemed it
inexpedient, I told the
officers, and the matter there
ended distinctly.
I have a recollections
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