of the efficiency of the Naval Service should rest inclusively with the Admiral regulated under that Officer's responsibility.
A misapprehension to which I allude may, in part, be traced to the application made by Sir K. Pottinger & Sir Henry Pottinger for information as to the distribution of H.M. Naval Forces in China & the Orders under which they are acting.
And also to the fact of interference to prevent his having the detachment of H.M.S. "Agincourt" to the southward.
It appears, however, not unnatural that Sir H. Pottinger, feeling the responsibility reposed upon him of maintaining good intercourse with the Chinese Govt., should desire to be made acquainted with the points above adverted to, on which so much is connected with the peculiar attributes of his own position, & it was naturally to be expected that Sir H. Pottinger should demur to the intended movement of the Line-of-Battle Ship, the "Agincourt", to the southward with the Harbour.
of the efficiency of the havel Semice bould rest inclusively with the Admiral the regulated under that
Officem responsibility.
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Very
possible that the
misapprctiansion to which I
allude may to the application hade
in pant be traced
k.
Askin.
K. Pottinger & Sir Ben Paakler
the bitt of harch for information auto the distribution of M. hs
haval Forces in China & the
Orders under which they
acting
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and also to the fact of
interfered to percent
his having
the defacture of R. Mi S. Aginconst"
to the houthward._
It appears however not
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unnatural that Sir R. Pollinger the responsibility
feeling
which
rected upon him of mantaining
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good intenconase with the Chinese Gort should desire to be made
arguainted with the points abone advested to on
which so
much
Connected with the peculiar
attributes
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his own position
& it was
recepasily
ho
depended, &
less natural that Sir G.
Pottings thoulk demor to the
intended tourment of
Lo lange
Ship as the "Agincount to the routhward with the Hawbage whit
f
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