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now the honour to transmit, for Your_..

nation, an interesti

Lordship's information

interesting letter Enclosure

on that subject, and on the trade

and

products of the Province

generally, which has recently been

the Special correspondent

contributed by the Special.

of one of the HongKong recwspapers.

2.

The Freuch forces in Tonquin, which recently amounted to vicarly seventeen thousand (17,000) min

i

of all arms, have, srive the

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capture of all the fortified places,

been reduced to about eight

thousand (8,000); the remainder

having

having bon already shipped partly

France and partly for

for

Madagascar:

I have the honour to be,

• My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

5.MBowen