2.

on the

ground

that the fishermen,

who, he admitted, do turi pirates when trade is slack, never ascemté in sufficient numbers to be formidable

There is, however, us doubt that the majority of the larger fishing boats in this neighbourhood are leavit armed as much for

offensive as defensive purposes._

Hey are quite

a match

aly War

for ally

and, during the last three

years, reports have continually

reached us

ཚ༥

ench swift, cingly

in fleets, overpowering

63

eren

collected a fleet of 54 hil, and oven after its annihilation by our ships, the Chincu provisional Gromment decmed it wise to purchase it's chiefs allegiance.

The Imperial Marine has always, proved unequal to the

suppiccsion of phrace. It will be remembered that, when the humpire had submitted, Kralings continued to oppose the

bought

mel

present dynasty, until by the dignity which his discendants still infor- In 1810,

A

with the assistance

of a Portuguese,

both

ficking

and trading junks, shipping prize=

Marters, and, as they gained confidence,

plundering the Const-Fillages and

disarming Military stations.-

by

suck

means that,

in three or four years, Shap ng trai

squadron, equipped at Macas, the

provincial Government brought

a

pirate flict to termus, but even then ther

were allowed to make

peace on most favourable Conditions. Their numbers were estimated

Glaspoole, an Auglischman

by Mr comer...

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