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Louquin could not be left without

garrison of some fifteen thousand (10,000); while an expedition against Peking could not be

Jafely undertaken with less

some

than an army of

thousand (30,000) knew

arius.

fifty

of

all

4. The English Force in the Chinia scas Coricists at present of twenty five (25) men-of-war of various sizes, including, as was said above) two sea-going ironclads, the Audacious" and

Agame

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"

and the trouched

tarret - ship "Wiverw", recently Commissioned for the defence of.

the

the harbour of Hong Kong. The Garrison of this island does not an Exceed one thousand (1,000) effective English troops, ( artillery and infantry, with two hundred (Loo) Sikho - 5. So far

as it can be ascertained: here, the Russian haval Force

in this quarter of the globe couvido

of two ironclads, the "Minin " and the Wladimir Monomado

of four corvettes, and of four or poc gunboats. It is not known with precision what ruay be the present strength of the garrison of un Wladivostock; but it is believed

to exceed Considerably four thousand.

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