CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8] — Page 275

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the

accompanying document is a

copy. With regard to the latter part

of the Senior Naval Officer's letter, in which he places at my disposal 12 beds on board the Hospital ship Alligator, I beg to inform Your Excellency that he subsequently informed me that accommodation would be required for naval purposes.

I have, &c.,

(Signed) "W. Staveley

Major General Commanding

the troops.

True Copy

(Signed)

Colonial Secretary

True Copy)

2

269

Her Majesty's Ships Amazon,

Hongkong, 21 June, 1850.

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter of the 20th instant, desiring to be informed if any instruction has

been received relative to the "Minden," or if any accommodation could be afforded for Convalescents in that ship or the Alligator.

I have the honor to state in

reply that I have not heard of any intention on

the part of the Lords Commissioners of

the Admiralty, nor of His Excellency the

Commander-in-Chief to appropriate "Minden to that purpose. In my last letter to His Excellency Governor Bonham on the

The Honble.

Major General William Staveley

Commanding, H.M. Forces in China.

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the accompanying document is a copy. With regard to the latter part of the Senior Naval Officer's letter, in which he places at my disposal 12 beds on board the Hospital ship Alligator, I beg to inform Your Excellency that he subsequently informed me that accommodation would be required for naval purposes. I have, &c., (Signed) "W. Staveley Major General Commanding the troops. True Copy (Signed) Colonial Secretary True Copy) 2 269 Her Majesty's Ships Amazon, Hongkong, 21 June, 1850. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th instant, desiring to be informed if any instruction has been received relative to the "Minden," or if any accommodation could be afforded for Convalescents in that ship or the Alligator. I have the honor to state in reply that I have not heard of any intention on the part of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, nor of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief to appropriate "Minden to that purpose. In my last letter to His Excellency Governor Bonham on the The Honble. Major General William Staveley Commanding, H.M. Forces in China.
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2. the xccompanying document is a copy. With regard to the latter part of the Senior Naval Officer's letter, in which he places at my disposal 12 beds on board the Hospital ship Alligator, I beg to inform Your Excellency that he subsequently informed accommodation would be required for naval purposes. I have, &o., that this (Signed) "W. Staveley Major General Commanding the troops. True Sopy planni Colonial Berstary Sit Copy) " 2 269 Ther Majesty's Ships Amazon, 1850. Hongkong, 21 June, 18 I have the hones to acknowledge instruction has the receipt of your letter of the 20th instant, desiring to be informed if any been received relative to the Mindow," or if any accommodation could be afforded for Convalescents in that ship or the Alligator. I have the honor to state in reply that I have not heard of any intention the part of the Lords Commissioners of ow the Adr Admiralty, nor of His Excelloncy Commander-in- the the Chief to appropriate "Minden to that purpose. In my reply " last summed to His Excellency Governor Bonhand on the The Honble. the same subject, I stated, after Major General William Staveley Cornmanding, H.M. Forces in China.
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2.

the

xccompanying document is a

copy. With regard to the latter part

of the Senior Naval Officer's letter, in which he places at my disposal 12 beds on board the Hospital ship Alligator, I beg to inform Your Excellency that he subsequently informed accommodation would be required for naval purposes.

I have, &o.,

that this

(Signed) "W. Staveley

Major General Commanding

the troops.

True

Sopy

planni Colonial Berstary

Sit

Copy)

"

2

269

Ther Majesty's Ships Amazon,

1850.

Hongkong, 21 June, 18

I have the hones to acknowledge

instruction has

the receipt of your letter of the 20th instant, desiring to be informed if any been received relative to the Mindow," or if any accommodation could be afforded for Convalescents in that ship or the Alligator.

I have the honor to state in

reply that I have not heard of any intention the part of the Lords Commissioners of

ow

the Adr

Admiralty, nor of His Excelloncy

Commander-in-

the

the

Chief to appropriate "Minden to that purpose. In my reply

"

last summed to His Excellency Governor Bonhand on the

The Honble.

the same

subject, I stated, after

Major General William Staveley

Cornmanding, H.M. Forces in China.

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