CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8] — Page 88

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of 25 = arimare, 1849, recommendeá that the Garrison of this place consist 4/128 men. Ientirely concur in this scommendation and am of Opinion that the large amount of property here, the prevalence of piracy,

the

importance of this land as a taval

Military and Commercial Depot; the desirability of attractive hitter an respectable native population, who in the present disturbed state of

tuan

Shina

find in Anytong a safe asylum on themceives and their families; and lastly the

the manifest wisdom of

fostering

the

rising

F

trade of the pince,

which cannot crist without Naval

obvious

protection, all coneur in making thrinus

the wisdom of Keeping permanently

in this vicinity, and no it were attached to the Colony at least one howental Thin of War and

efficient Steamer.

15. The present Garriva Roup

numbering 570 non-commisrinch_ officers and brivates cannot owing to it's weakened condition through cicknere produce at this moment moc

than 400 Iven really fit for duty._ with these assisted by the IPlunteer Corps and the tempnay and permanent Price Free, we may humbly trust to make a firm and successful resistance to any

hostile

force

that

shore,

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might attack

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yet are they insufficient to induce