the Editor of the Noura-Cuiwa Bonar, sotho cost of the Foochow steamers—Srm,—In your paper of to-day, you say indeed of the whole arsenal and dock-yard tablishment at Foochow, been enorm of money has been expended on the Foochow Arsenal and Naval Force, but it can be made plain to, any enquirer that a great return has Leen given for the outlay.
For instance, a large swamp was reclaimed from the Min, by solid embank-1 The recovered ground wis raised firm by pi ins, &e., de. Mui rolling milla, and the arsenal hi dries which, for of machinery, will bear comparison with ce of arrangement, and perfectness
the factories at Brest, Portsmouth, or tad.
large sum of money was expended' in training artificers. To do.t work thorough 60 French work men were France, and 6,000 Chinamen have become shipwright founders, hammerman, mechanics, boilermakers, sail-makers, coppersmitls, &e. whose productions, for strength, finish, and exactness, cannot be excelled i London or Glasgow. In addition, 400 or 500 pupil have been passed through the schools, for mathematica, chet design,.; and, thanks to Capti Tracey, 40 or 50 cadets, of good fam acieiitific education, and only requi and practice to become excellent officers, competent to direct or carry on the evolutions of a fleet at sea, or to take efficient part in the operations of war.
You should sise consider that, to keep up the establishment, outlays must be made for afores of timber, coals, metal, The enormous cost," with the foregoing qualifications and explanations, may thus be shown to be not only judicio bult fairly economical; certainly no Fureign dockyard can be administered and organized better than that of Foochow. Your obedient serve., Shaiiglial, 10th Deo.
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