had just plundered a fishing boat. At 6:30 P.M. LUC boarded a junk bound to Macáo, laden with Sugar. From her we received the information that Shap ng thai was at Tienjak, and had just received a ransom of $1100 for this reset; she had seen an English War steamer, but had had no English communication. At 11.30 we passed a fleet of junks sailing by the wind. At 3 A.M. on the morning of the 10th we anchored off Tionpak, when at daybreak I went with the cutter and Canton's jolly-boat to board three junks, the largest of which, when within 20 yards of her, threw a fire-pot into the cutter, which burnt Thos. Quarrier severely; they then commenced throwing pikes, and as nothing could be effected without the assistance of the Steamer's guns, we retreated for this purpose, and pursued them in her. The crews, on perceiving the Steamer's approach, commenced making their escape in their boats; the steamer followed, and destroyed many of them. The jolly-boat at the same time attacked another junk, and shot several of the men, the others escaping. The largest of those junks mounted 19 guns, the smaller 4. We captured the largest, which were dismounted, apparently for being thrown overboard. We took 11 prisoners from the largest, 6 from the smaller. We left these junks burning, eventually blowing up. We then proceeded to Now chow, boarding a trading junk, and receiving a pilot from her, anchored off Now chow at 4 P.M., when I went shore, accompanied by Mores, Olding, and Bowring to visit the Mandarin, from whom we received no information. We remained off this place, in consequence of the darkness of the night, until 6 A.M. on the morning