CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 456

So much more imminent does the danger of the

Abduction and murder

of every high Officer appear

Since the disclosures which

led to the conviction in May last of the pribor who planned to bidnap and dishay the Lautmant Governor that This Gallmey the Governor has been at the same kind compelled The increase from six to Seventeen the Military gund on duty at Goverment House.

450

3. Then there were some

hundreds of French and

American Marines, stationed

on shore for our protection :

Now the latter are

confined to the confined to the protection. & protection.

of the nuval stores of

the renited States and the

French are withdrawn.

altogether: Then

4.

for

we

"we were able-

had the right-

to rely upon the fortiorance. at least, if not upon the

cooperation of the rebel Chinese

whose squadrons

se

!