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Climate of Tonquin is not unhealthy, especially at this season of the year,
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and that there are comparatively few sick in the French expedition. There have been strong dissensions among
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the French Civil, Naval, and Military Authorities in Tonquin; but General Bouet has recently returned to France, while the Civil Commissioner (216. Warnand) has received orders to confine himself strictly to his Civil duties. Admiral
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all fresh experience tends to confirm the views which I have expressed in previous despatches.
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may take this opportunity of mentioning that, I have this day received a letter from Admiral Willes stating that he will return about the middle of next month (December) to Hong Kong, whence he has been absent since last April. We have here