CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6] — Page 387

The

Acting kommer observing that the

thail having arrived

last

meeting and no.

since the

declaration

of War having been received, he considered the Colony positions than

during

for days, expreially

hope that

every

next mail

с

in a super the bust

as he trad

before arrival,

vessel of ther would

reach Hongkong willer from

the

Southe, or from Infier under orders

from Admiral Kuper.

His Excellency then read

Extracts from

са

note

from Captam

moke from

trolloth, R. U., Senior Naval Officer,

enging

the

meccssity of the Land Batteries, and reporting that

In had recalled 2 Gunboats

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from the Coust, and that the Gunboat stationed at Canton would be here to wait arrival

of mixt mail in case. of necessity. Colonel Preeves reported progress

- made with the Batteries, and it

was

40

agreed that these should be

so for finished

as to permit the

40

Guns being placed within hours, but it was resolved that

no

immediate necessity existed

for placing the Guns, as this would intail a Guard which in the

present state of

the

Garrison

it would be difficult to provide

The Corneil then adjourned.

(True Cosery.)

Filtrada Castro. /.

black of Commate

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