CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19/8] — Page 85

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consider that her arrival justified

in relaxing

Lucy

efforts

to set on

foot

be

such measures of defence as might practicable; her stay was uncertain; and her armament totally inadequate to meet the Force that current rumour

has at its disinal.

informs

10.

us

the enemy

In Bibinance for leoying a latt ofor the payment of the Auxiliary Friec

pased the Legislative Council with

onl

Mic

dissentient voice.

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いいしさ

publishesh in the Gazette of the following Saturday. A printed copy is cnclorid 1 in this despatch.

11. At the inne time a Circular

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(cnelozure _110) was sent round to the community inviting them to from themselves into a Volunteer Emps for the defence of themselves and their property, and after this had been signed by such a number of the dihabitants as assured

that the principle of the

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the measure

approved and its necessity

acknowledged, a public meeting was

called by the Sheriff that an

opportunity

might be afforded of having the matter

discussed and the opinions of the recidents unreservedly expened. I

fully

purposely abstained from

from accrediting my person to represent the Government it this meeting being unwilling to exhibite the scrublance of a wish to obetwet

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