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- following extract letter from Sie James Stecting Shilind Griffen, R.R. Commus Fores in China, dated 19 May 1854. When he says "the persence of any of N Majesty' = "ships of was would be an unportant clément, in proper combination witho the land defences, in defeating attack, but Notwithstanding geanal oficio, adverted to

baftain Whittingham, that the defence

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lower, for Notwithstanding key desire to provide for the Security of this highly important position, inferation reasons weeny arise the the event of war, which may put it out of my power to Station a "haval force

at this particular posit

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Ihn Michael Segmone alls in a letter to Sefolinel Lugard,

Commanding