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re-inforce the Garrison of Hongkong in the present critical position of affairs in this part of the globe.
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The same Transport brought also some heavy guns to be mounted on the Batteries defending the harbour. These are, however, open batteries, and could be taken by any force landed on this island, which should be numerous enough to overpower our little garrison of (even with the recent re-inforcement), only about eight hundred (800) effective English troops of all arms.
It will be remembered that Hongkong is within three days by steam of a powerful French Force at Jonquin, and within eight days by steam of a powerful Russian Force at Vladivostock. Under these circumstances, the best authorities agree that there should be here, as in our other strongholds abroad, some Kind Fort or Keep, in which even our small garrison might be able to maintain itself against a sudden hostile attack until relieved by the English Fleet. As I pointed out in
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re-inforce the Garrison of Hongkong in the present critical position of affairs in this part of the globe.
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The same
Transport
brought also some heavy guns to
be mounted on the Batteries defending
the harbour. These are,
however, open batteries, and could be taken by
any force
landed on this island,
which should be numerous
enough our little garrison of, (even with the recent re-inforcement),
to over power
only about eight hundred (800). effective English troops of all arms.
It
It will be remembered that Houghong is within three days by steam of a powerful French Force at Jonquin, and within eight days by steam of
a powerful Russian Force at Vladivostock. Under these circumstances,
the best authorities
agree
that there
should be here, as in our other
strongholds abroad, some Kind Fort or Keep, in which
even our
of
small garrison might be able to maintain itself against a sudden
hostile attack until relieved by the English Fleet. As I pointed out
in
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