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Commanding Royal legsies,

states that under

" circumstances the

odiny guardianship

doubtless

of this Colony would dontities be the Mission of the Havy,

of the heavy, but it

Must be remembered that the

can be

be given.

Aud

main purpose of a Navy in China is the defence, and protection, of our commerce, the only from in which this protection that it is essentially taken away) "then the defence of a sea- port is assigned to it _ the wide range of

_

_

the Naval duties over the extent

of the think seas, more particularly "In time of war, may constantly

interfere

"interfere with the Maintenan of a large or sufficient force furthe complete protection of the Colony of Amy Roy, the expeting therefor 7. fortifying, by fired works, such a

Seaport, embracing simportant publi

establishments, and an Accumulation

of private bealth, camust be doublet, fur Harbor Defence

And it is a mode

that is mis.

lly relied on

universally

"

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St. John Bowring sans to

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labour under the mistake that because the proposed batteries might perhaps be silenced by an over- _whaling kaval force, and because landing Might be effected by

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troops