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Post. Capt. Sir Thomas Herbert
In forwarding this Correspondence, perhaps it is proper I should explain to Your Lordship, that, previous to my arrival in China, a committee of captains, as per margin, had, with Captain Elliot's sanction and under the direction of Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, fixed a location on the shore of the Harbour, which has been since carefully reserved, and is known by the name of Navy Bay:
When I was last absent with the Expedition to the Northward, Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane caused some temporary Stores to be built on the spot Government having assigned to the Navy a piece of ground lying in front of "Government Hill" which I particularly described in my first letter to Lord Saltoun as being in my opinion well suited for the "Place of Parade" of the Colony, and Sir William Parker formally applied to me not long ago to be allowed to retain it permanently as a Navy depôt, but as it is situated in the centre of the City, and as it's being occupied with Naval Stores, Houses, &c., would entirely shut out in the future Public Buildings from view even as far as of the Harbor, and would greatly interfere with the Circulation of fresh air and the other important desiderata alluded to in extract of a letter from the Colonial...
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Post. Capt. Sir Thomas Herbe
In forwarding this Correspondence, perhaps proper I should suplain to Your Lordship, that, previous to my arrival in China, a fommitte of faptains, as per margine, had, with Captain Elliot's sanation and under the direction of Commodore Sin Gordon. Bremes, fixed. location on the shore of
the Starbon, which has been since carefully reserved, and is known by
the name
of Navy Bay:
When I was last absent with the Expedition to the Northward,
Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane
~ caused some
temporary
Stouses to be built
Naval Store
the spot
Government
of ground lying in front of
Smith, Bethune.
"Government Hill" which I particularly
describe in
Saltown as
my first letter to Lord being in my opinion
suited for the "Place"
well
Parade
f
the Colony, and Sir William Parker ombally applied to me not long ago-
be allowed to retain it
usa
in the
permanently
to
Navy depôt, but as it is situated.
contre of the City, and as
very
it's being scoupied with Naval Store= - Houses, &c., would entirely shut out in the
future. Public Buildings from
view
even as
of the Harbor, and would- greatly interfere with the Circulation of fresh air and the other_ important desiderata alluded to in
retract of
a letter from the-
An
Colonial...
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