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Military Authorities; by the Anglican and Roman Catholic Bishops; by the Consuls of Foreign Powers, resident

-here; by the Chief English settlers;

concourse

of the

and by a great Chinese and other inhabitants of _

of various races and

this Colony of. creeds. The customary Naval and Military honours were paid to the Representative of the Queen, not only by Her Majesty's chips and Forts but also by the Admirals in Command, respectively, of the American and

French Squadrons in the China seas,

whose

whose Flag ships

are now in this

harbour. There are now anchored

here, together with a large fleet of

Mercantile steamers and

sailing

ships, twenty (20) men-of-war of different nations; vis, eleven (!!) -

English; four (4) French, two (2) American; two (2) Chinese; and One (1) Spanish. It will be easily

understood that this

-picturesque striking

this Kind.

ها

harbour

seine on

Soon

grand and

presented a

an occasion of

after landing, I

took

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