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of Commerce
2.
on the subject
eree on.
war
of a rectification of the Boun: daries of this Colony.
Foreign Vessels of we have frequently prospected Mirs Bay the island of Lantas, as the people here believe, with a
and harbours in
view of considering fitness
their
as naval bases, and
the squadron of the United States of America used Mirs Bay recently
as indicated in
the letter of the Chamber of
Commerce
Commerce:
3.
I need hardly point
out that the Chairman's state
ment that Victoria could be
bombarded from Mirs Bay
is inaccurate.
4.
I draw a different
lesson from the as
yet.
announced capture of Ma_ nila. Manila will fall because being
on an
it passes to the ene
island
who
has absolute command of the sea.
5.
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