CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 580

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The

of the Civil Service, I shall not indulge in vain regrets, on the merits of the

Department

for

of the consequence.

of that

great

at least a

Prospect of two sums

Lieu

in mitigation

which accrued to the Exchequer from Lord Hardinge's relaxed promise and the

Regimental

Stop, reserving a Majority to the House

be a

ow be

would now

to me

fortune from the cruel regards, in emancipating thralldom of debt and enabling

me to

spend the few remaining years of my life which Providence may allot me in peace at least, though not in worldly competence.

being

now

My Colonial Career brought to a close, I trust, sir, that it

will not be held out of place upon my part to bring its more prominent incidents under your immediate notice -

Again I find myself in the invidious position of being placed in the invidious position

I say speaking of myself, but how am I to avoid it, in justice to my unprovided Family, and also I have to add in justice to my creditors assuring you, Sir, that the task is irksome and obnoxious to me in the last degree -

I greatly confess the duty fell to my lot, Sir, and I was congenial as a Soldier, though at the time administering this Government as a Civilian, to have been called upon to place this land in a state to resist a probable siege, on the breaking out of the Russian War in 1854.

It was a Season of great public alarm, for a formidable Russian Squadron had only just left our waters, and was supposed to be lurking in our very estuary -

However by establishing a system of signals...

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Theof the Civil Service, I shall not indulge in vain regrets, on the merits of theDepartmentforof the consequence.of thatgreatat least aProspect of two sumsinLieu in mitigationwhich accrued to the Exchequer from Lord Hardinge's relaxed promise and theRegimentalStop, reserving a Majority to the Housebe aow bewould nowmeto mefortune from the cruel regards, in emancipating thralldom of debt and enablingme tospend the few remaining years of my life which Providence may allot me in peace at least, though not in worldly competence.beingnowMy Colonial Career brought to a close, I trust, sir, that itwill not be held out of place upon my part to bring its more prominent incidents under your immediate notice -Again I find myself in the invidious position of being placed in the invidious positionI say speaking of myself, but how am I to avoid it, in justice to my unprovided Family, and also I have to add in justice to my creditors assuring you, Sir, that the task is irksome and obnoxious to me in the last degree - I greatly confess the duty fell to my lot, Sir, and I was congenial as a Soldier, though at the time administering this Government as a Civilian, to have been called upon to place this land in a state to resist a probable siege, on the breaking out of the Russian War in 1854.It was a Season of great public alarm, for a formidable Russian Squadron had only just left our waters, and was supposed to be lurking in our very estuary -However by establishing a system of signals...

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The

of the Eine Service, I shall not my

vain, on the mistice

Department

for

of the consequence.

of that

great

at least a

Prose two sums

mitigation

which accrued

to the Exchequer from Lord Hardinge's

lassed promise and the

Regimental

Step, reserving a Majority to the House

be a

ow be

would now

to me

fortune from the cruel

suards, in emancipating thralldom of debt and enabling

me to

spend the few remaining years of my life which Providence may allot me in peace at least, though not in worldly competence.

being

now

My Colonial Carcer brought to a close, I trust, sir, that it

will not be held out

of place upon

prominent

my part to bring it's more

incidents under

notice -

your immediate

Again I find myself

in the invidious position of placed in the invitions

ajarn

577

I say

speaking of myself, but how am

I to avoid it, in justice to my

unprovided Family, and ales I have to add in justice to my

creditors

assuring you, Sir, that the task is irksome and obnoxious to me in the

last depee-

Jenter

Sz fell to my

greely confess the duty

to my

прои

instincts as a

lot, Sir, and I

was

congenial Soldier, though at

the time administering this Government

as a

Civilian, to have been called upon to place this land in a state- resist a probable siege, on of the Russian War in 1854.

Season

the

breaking out

was

of great public alarm, for a

formitable Russian Squation had only

our

waters, and was supposed

just left at the time to be lurking

in our

very estuary-

However by establishing a system of signals.

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