CO129-57 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 19

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on the blands and Coasts adjacent

to Honghow, where the piratical

Sunks congregate,-

and I would

also exercise a mort vigilant surveillance on all chinere Craft coming to or departing from the Golony. But our prominent requirement is Steamers of light draft, heavily armed, and

for

fitted

the Service. I am sorry to say the excellent arrangements of # Admiral Stirling, for periodical

Convoys

ņ

are

again

in

abeyance.

feebly and imperfectly carried out. There is a want of Ships of War adequate to and fitted for, the necessities of the Service -

the Service- If

there

are movided I see

ncurring the

sa

ll leason

the enormous expense

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of a special tartom price inggested by Mr Bridges. The whole subject of Phies, with a view to it,

better

nganization, is now unde inquing, and I doubt not the Commission will look into that

question which consens

the qu

portion of the water arrangements.

course

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As regards the Fraic Anyhow - subjet if ennu to thre interructions and viciccitures which interfere with commercial relations

gencially,

and those of China in

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particular, its proqree is sort

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intifacing. It may be doublen