sea,
but as their services
"are likely to be availed of by the Royal Engineers for torpedo
duties they
are not to be
depended on for service in Steam launches, unless the Engineers applied for such
boats to assist them.
The six steam launches belonging to this Government lightly built, are
manned, and at present
are in no
way fitted for
defence. They
are manned by Chinese.
The
gigs might be used
in assisting to lay
down
torpedoes
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torpedoes but they also have
Chinese
crews
I have, &c.
(Sd) St. G. Thomsett.
Harbour Master, &c.
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