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also inclose a collection of Papers ested in the margin giving all the information which & nithens popep on the subject.

of

From these Papers it appears and the Bonin Islands form a connement rendezvous for whating Vepels, and in the event of the trade bring opened with Jehan, would form a good station for Vepels engaged in dary replains the careful survey of tho Islands made by him at arising from his conviction that they with eventually be a mesful Port for lepels trading? between China and the westers Coust of America the population

in that trade; & Commodore

On the other hand

on the Islands is small

and

Consul Charlton last.

G6 Miller Lofa: 20/60

In Buber Set:18 Aduurites Oct:3.

And as

far

as the pepers

now mclosed

are concerned, there is no reason to expect

it to mcrease unless it shall be formed into a settlement by America or great Britain, and

you will see

from those Papers that the few settters on the Islands are completity at the mercy fthe Parties of disorderly seament occasionally discharged at the Meland from whaling theips, as well as exposed to more sestituatur ano operacy on the part of Refeels trading

Vespels Leas-

acto

in those

There seems tobe no doubt that the Islands were taken popepsion of

in the name in the year 1827; and as

of the British brown

Sou

will

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