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service
This last is the only that can be said to be purely Colonial.
On the other hand Howping* has always been (certainly for the last 7 years) the Military point d'appui whence troops d'appui have been sent to various parts of Chinese territory for the protection of Imperial interests. Our Military force furnished a Garrison for the Macao Fort in the Canton River when taken by Sir Michael Seymour in 1856, it supplied the principal part of the land force at the capture of Canton in the end of 1857; it was the bulk of the Garrison in occupation there till the evacuation of Canton in 1861. In 1860-61 the Peking expedition was organized here and ever since that time the Colony has been used as the Military Headquarters from which the detachments at Shaughai, Tientsin &c. have been stored and recruited.
10.
From recent advices I include Japan as coming under this head.
11.
All these services were Imperial and had no local object, a future Service may appear then then ... or result
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8.
service
This last is the only that can be said to be purely
Colonial.
On the other hand Houphing " has always been (certainly for the last 7 years) the Military point d'assin whence troops
d'appui have been sent to various parts chinese territory for the protection
of
Imperial interests. Our Military force furnished a Garrison for the Maens Fort in the Canton River
when taken by Sir Michael Seymou in 1856, it supplied the principal part the land force at the capture of Canton in the end of 1857;
it was the feet
of the Garrison in recupation there till the
the evacuation
Canton in 1861_
1860-61 the Peking expetition was
Su
• organized here and ever since that time the
Colony has been wich as the Military Head quarters from which the retachments at Shaughne, Tientsin He. have been
stored and recruited.-
10.
From recent advices I
include Japan
as
under this head.
11.
a
may
future Service
All there services were
Imperial and had us local object,
/2.
& would
strictly
appear then
then ...
or result
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