CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8] — Page 105

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and in the absence of

Incu

•

of

wwe

Our

Bar, it becomes

all prudenti for defence.

The Commander of the Foreps

ted to me that,

has represented

in the event of one

made on

attack

the town either by

a piratical force or by a body

of

the one

er

shore

enemy aftoat, the number

of the

mumber of

garrison is so

he could not

single

all that-

Z

ot provide

for any

amopose than that of

purpose

C

other

the

general défence of the place ; the protection of the persons

10%

and properties of the inhabitants fam Chinese vagabonds wit force so large a portion of the population of this plane must be left to the well.

disposed residents themselves. The da

danger

is theat

by

to be apprehended

during

attack

enery agong of

pirates, these anga

fonu.

benda.

may

themselves into bands

Wash

be

for the purpose of plunder,

joined perhaps by othere vicinity,

from

the is

and then

love of property

and life may suver

ve

if

though the trops and