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copy of a despatch

which he has addressed to Sir Richard Mas

Donnell who

is

his way to Hong

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"Kong to

assume the

Government of that

Colony, from

which

the Lords Commissioners

of the Admiralty will

find that that Officer

has been

metruetest

to report, amonget

the

other

matters, upon

Expenen.

expediency and possibility

maintaining at the dospocal

that fovemment

one

of placing

of

one

or more armed

Colonial Steamers bbe built and

tained wholly

in part at the capease of the Colony. As it appears

clear that the

tenance of

vessels

main

such

would be

among the

mony

effectunt methods stopping

the acts of

pirney which are now constantly reported

from Hong Kong, Mor

Cantwell is deserono

that