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Louquin could not be left without
garrison of some fifteen thousand (10,000); while an expedition against Peking could not be
Jafely undertaken with less
some
than an army of
thousand (30,000) knew
arius.
fifty
of
all
4. The English Force in the Chinia scas Coricists at present of twenty five (25) men-of-war of various sizes, including, as was said above) two sea-going ironclads, the Audacious" and
Agame
whow
"
and the trouched
tarret - ship "Wiverw", recently Commissioned for the defence of.
the
the harbour of Hong Kong. The Garrison of this island does not an Exceed one thousand (1,000) effective English troops, ( artillery and infantry, with two hundred (Loo) Sikho - 5. So far
as it can be ascertained: here, the Russian haval Force
in this quarter of the globe couvido
of two ironclads, the "Minin " and the Wladimir Monomado
of four corvettes, and of four or poc gunboats. It is not known with precision what ruay be the present strength of the garrison of un Wladivostock; but it is believed
to exceed Considerably four thousand.
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