CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 248

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to Temain here during

ove

the

would. Be attended

with great liste to my life.

Samed Cespectfully

attention to the fact

all your

that I now have been eleven

rd in

years in Her Majesty's service aud that, Sucing this long

fcriod a Six Week's visit Manila in the summe

to

of

1855, which the seriously impaired

state of my imperatively necessary, is

health rendered

only

the

which I have

of

casian owav

been absent from the south china.

During the past year- Sexperienced a severe attack of inflammation of the lungs,

and was so scrive

seriously ill, that

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<

Dr Harland

the

was at one time

almost inclined to insist on my departure for Europe - I should- have followed his Excommendation and applied for leave, but was deterred by a Consideration of

great tremble and labour which my absence

absence avould have antailed upon Captain Watkins acho had inly just assumed the

mely duties of Markour Master:

My prolonged levidence

in this climate bus

00-

impaired my general health that the slightest indisposition

ave akteus nut conside

and I are advised

that

considerably

dvised by

De Harlandd

attempt to remain in

China during the approaching.

Summer would be in lie