2.
vessels
answering the description of the Strate
junks working to windward
· on
seeing us they?.
lacked off shore, as if to intercept us, not knowing :
our
character,
ther. On
as we were under sail to deceive
our nearer
observing that
approach, and I suppose
we stood close in shore to cut off
their retreat, 2 tacked and made for the shore,
and succeeded to get among
the rocks off
Breaker Point, where the Hermes could not-
follow. I despatched the boat's under Lt.
Burtons, and on
their rearing, the Junks opened
fire on them : finding this, I pushed in in the
steamer, got
7, got our bow;
w gun
to bear and fire a few
well directed shot, which, and the mearer
approach
a
of the boats, induced the Pirates to take to their campans : they landed, followed by Lieutenant. Burton and his party, who captures 3 and would have captured more, but that I made his recall, seing a great _ - number of the villagers turn out armed, I was doubtful for whate purpose; they however
>
chased the Pirates and stopped them. I then
backed out and went in chace of the others, 3?
leaving Lieutenant. Burton and the boats to bave with the 2 captured junks.
3.
Other two piratical vessels finding
that they could not escape, closed, and lashed_ themselves together, prepared to fight, and sent
aloft to throw stink-pots, as we
alongtide of them firing mucketry :
they put their helms hard
our
over
and
ranged up
as ove
8 got
closed
under
bows, commenced throwing stinkpots most
We then backed off and opened fire
furiouely . We then backed off.
ow
if they would yield,
to caid, if they
: them, offering to card,
4. finally, having driven
but they would not :
:
them below with grape canister and musketry,
Lieutenant. Burton, who had returned some time
previously, boarded and took possession,
any casualty
on our
& without
• part. A large number
jumped overboard; some were picked up by
boats.
3.
The fifth junk a
was
·
our
taken possession