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The

place

d'armes

of Russia will be

Vladivostok, and if you

you

look at the map

will see how extremely disagreeable

it will be for China to have a Sebastopol

there with Corea near,

likely to be allied

her. If

with Russia against her.

hold her

1

for

If China can

some months, till.

October, or temporize till then and then

without

putting

hersel of too much in

the hands of Europeans, get in some 200,000 breech-loaders, it would be

a

tough job for Russia to defeat her, provided China prevents Coves joining

Russia.

China is not bound by the Declaration of Paris against Privateers, and she would with her wealth, engage

C

fast vessels which would

even

Russian trade in the Baltic!

There is a

which presses

dancage

matter, Your Excellency,

mediately -

even more imm

than the relations of Russia and China, i. e. the state of defence of Honghong.

I do not know what has been done

in this

way,

but, judging from the little that has been done at Singapore and

Galle. I fear HongKong is also undefended.

Do not think I am

intruding in

stating what ought to be seen

by doing accomplis.

so,

to

even

I am recommending facts

if,

"The whole of the landing places around the isle ought to be examined by a mixed Naval and Military party,