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inopportune. moment at which to
Moot it; while. Cheia is exposed
to the restless aggression of Fauce, pud
the pokes of England is to maintain
a strict neutrality . _. If Sir Harry
Farkes were to allow any prose osal of
this kuid on the part of an English
Officer of rack to coure to the Recowledge,
the Chinese Government, that s
Government would, rot unnaturally,
conclude that we had joined the Freuch
in a sort of scramble for their
territory, and would ever afterwards
professions of friendships
distrast ours,
and
1,000
and dietin derestedness...
I have
already written to sie Harry Parker explaining that I tad no previous
Žuocoledge 8'' Genarai Sargent's scheme.
and that I protest against its adoption.
(2) Our present Garrison, of about
one thousands men is acknowledged,
to be inadequate for the defence, i
Fine. If war, even of this island, which
owes its partial security mainly to the
Heet ; and England, it is apprehended,
neither would, nor indeed could share.
the additional, four or five thousand
mew required (at the lowest Estimate) to
overawe