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with the only

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War which

three ships.

are

the

Harbour and I have rear that

Gespatch and its enclosure from Mr. Bridges with all possible

attention –

I have to state in reply

that I communicated

your Oespatch to His Excellency Sir James Stirling who has had the goodness to consult

re

to the best disposal of

his Naval Forces, with

a view-

to the general senvity of British

interests over

the vast

field

committed le tris qurisdictions

and with such inadequate

ti

supply

the many claims for protection which are presented to his notice. - And

after all deliberation I howe

come to the conclusion that

the arrangements made by This Excellency

at ne

the

whole the best that could have been adopted and the

most littely to provide for the permanent safety of the property and persone of Her Majesty's subjects

legions -

I have, 4:

these

(Signed) John Bowring;

27. May, As we have met u with Contrary

Antrary winds and the

"Spartan has spring

yard,

her

the admiral thinks it.

desirable that the Winchester "

should be taken in low by the