CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12] — Page 375

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souts, the house itself

strongly

with two stories, and would form

in

built-

the centre, a wall encloses part of

A

the

Keep

compound. in which loopholes might in casily be pierced, a parapet and ditch : would be required on the North west - pont and the

8. ground:

round in front of it scarped

to prevent any

cover

being afforded to

approaching enemy,

on the other sides.

: the ground falls rapidly, to the beach

and a

slight breast work or = palisading would be ample to repel an attack in

- this :

direction : 80 men of the time with

and a

twoor three guns to sweep the approach feer suppers, would be az ____ - sufficient - garrison, and would, I feel

cortuin, if the works

is just spoken of

were

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completed, make a formidabile résistance. No doubt as in all previous le limese

wars, there would be a

large

section

of the population who would - easily be induced to supply our troops with provisions, and even furnish laber for constructing, the defensive, works: the roads and paths of the

· island form good communications in all directions and the supply of water is excellent Kulangsu farther cujays the reputation of a healthy climate.

With reference to my personal observation of the state of the feelings of the

Chimese mhabitants

lowards

the foreign residents. Scan ___ only state that

en

lwe