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Chincu sceretary's Office,
Pinney-
19th February, 1852.
pirate ficcts in the Autumn of 1849
Since the destruction of Sundre
there obes not
appear
to have been
any piracy Committed on a
grand
scale, but the seas continue to be
novers who
who
infected by a class
fishermen, traders, o pirates as
of
are
Shaping trai's face, and an offer informed of the annihilation of Imperial Commicionin, Sie, was
In November 1849, when the
it serves their turn -
of
was made to him; be decived it Stary in clearing the Canton River the assistance ofiter Majestyp
M. Meriale. I suppose that a coleges this report should be sent to the Admirally with reference to their Letter of the God. Lest.
This piracy which the Governor is unable to suggest any nebus of checking will become a most serious sege
Completi
to Hong Kong
which is chiefly valuable to Great Brition as an L'entrepot for trade. Such trade must be
Annihilated if insecurity prevails - and if the Gost twould consent to reopend the saving effectd
by the reduction of the Milita, force in the
Colony
in a small.
wer Stearner it would,
I thirit, and greatly to the diminuation
If piracy is the neighborhood of Hong
tions thaugh. it might not entirely
cxudicate it. AB..
Um Ant
19/4.
Send to the Admiralty strongly urging it
Time the necessity,
vigorms meanner
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Governor Bonham,
19th February, 1857.
The Earl
N: 10.
Grey.
I Inclosure.
Replying
Received
October Cash, on
Despatch 1. 262 of 214
to this Lordship's
tike
subject of Petty Piracies
m
and
in the vicinity off
the Coast of China,
Hongkong.