CO129-126 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [11-12] — Page 50

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time Commander-in-Chief of N.B.M. Naval Perces in this part of the world, and that Flag Offriren honored

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the occasion did not just " offer of availing himself of my "apistance it would be undesirable

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duties in

"Japan. Should hawwe, any

"opportunity

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which the ofsistance

"of the "Watergens could be applied,

"The Admiral would not hesitate

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for it."

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With reference to this I wish

to state that might You Excellency

think the services of the "Waleigens"

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be of any

use

just

now or

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later,

I shall be happy to avess

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to

China and to try the utmost in pursuing the finales, at least if the opinion of the Representative of the Mecherlands might be that my present

in Japan

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be dispensed with,

during a culaire fried) le come. With feelings of high respect,

I have p

(signed) W.BA. Escher, Commanding HMM. Naval Station in China and Japan.

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