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michant expressing my great regret and surprize

that the Gumboats of a large and

costly fleet maintained here

and ill constructed. When

adive service sence

aut

Jear

are do

Med

useless

for port of their worn

and machinery is sure to give way, and gets out of order. It is

therefore out of the question refecting

mch such instruments those results which

could easily be attained

by

8.

The

suitable Veksel.

-suppression of Piracy is a

three miserable

thing attainable with adequate murgy and means, but instead of tive or and slow boats perpetually getting out of order there should be for live or three

a

Year

flut of ten or tivelve thoroughly efficient

and that I believe is the opinion

Nefels,

of the Adivinal and Sunior Officer- 7. The Vice Ray of Canton is reported

to be more and more inclined to render.

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د

contribution

flees effective by supporting my suggestion of a direct money from the Chinese Gjormment for the purpose of augmenting the British fleet, and

from

s

at

the estimates

supplied to Immerset House I have no doubt the

proposed augmentation on their part- might be made for a less sun chan the £90,000 which I suggested, and

amennt somewhat damped their

which

zeal for the project.

10.

Despatches which have reached me this day' from Sir Rutherford. Alcook I

prepare

for

modification of the