CO129-241 - Governor Des Voeus - 1889 [1-7] — Page 441

men-of-war

Colonial Ports by foreign and Transports in time of peace.

2. J enclose copies of correspondence on this subject, which has passed between myself and Vice Admiral

Jor: Das Voeux to admit 9 Jan:

Admirchhelmon & fort 15 January

For Nowell Salmon V.C., the

Naval Commander -

or

this station,

in - Chief

station, from

which Your Lordship will gather that in his opinion, in which I concur,

er, the

course which is at present, and has

for a long time past been followed here with reference to

the anchoring of foreign

of- of war,

men-.

is as consistent with

safety as any

other that is practicable.

Even

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3. Even if all the British

cruisers happened to be absent

from the Port, or if those present

were of insufficient power to

cope with a

foreign

Tronclad

lying

at the present anchorage ground,

it is scarcely conceivable that the attempt would be made to lay The Colony under contribution,

while we have in the harbour

ou = present supply of torpedo boats and harbour defence

vessels, and still less conceivable

should

that such an

attempt

met with success.

4. In the case of war

appearing,

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