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In the defence of Itruspory. When he

/

came to see me in the afternoon I had

an

A

opportunity of hearing his views

covewhat more in detail

on

the question

of enlisting chimere in the Colony to supplement the Perpular Forces.

is probably the best living authority

the subject, and it was

to find that

in

Ste

satisfactory

concurrent to the views

(I expected to Sir Michael Hicks Beach

in

my

Despatch of the 6th of last march 2. He suggests beginning with 250 Evinere Infantry, and organizing this

Ence

so as to admit

of its increase

to 1000. He also recommended

am

one or tivo hundied

Artillery Corps of one or

chinese.

3.

I read to him paragraph 10 of

my Despatch of the 6th March, in which

I express the pinion that the Chivere

Stoughtons

should

form

the material for

its defence in the shape of boldiers, and,

having told him that I did not

Your

Lordship's views on

yet know

the point, I caid

I should be glad to learn whether he

would be disposed to undertake the

tack

the

of organizing the defence of Colony on that basis, if your Lordship hould ultimately

such

a

suggestion.

Shink

He said

proper to favn

if

not

otherwise employed, he would willingly

do so.

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