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and intelligent Officer .

I have, 9C:,

EA Blundell Governor.

Signed)

PS. Since writing the

above, I have received

Your

communication of the

8th Instant and have determined to add to the Force about mentioned, a company of Native Rifles of the 38th M. n. I.

in -

this station _ I take

Serving

some degree of responsibility

ow

I myself in this reducing the Garrison of Singapore..

A

Considering the amount of 181 Alarm that exists in this place,

but I take into consideration

the

urgency of your last

letter is hich renders it a duty:

on my pust to afford all the assistance within my power- The Return Alluded to in the

this letter includes

first purs of the strength of this Rifle

Company.

I bey also to state that the Artillery have with them three Gurns (12 pounders)

Street

specially designed for shut fighting - They

are mountain