and on
closing her I was told that
when beating up the Coast they-
observed that an
European Vessel which
had anchored under Tänue Point was attacked by Pirates. On this information I ran for that anchorage and on opening the Bay on the morning of the 14th instant I observed 5 large West Coast Junk's and one Lorcha weighing in haste and running for an inner anchorage. they hoisted their red Flags and
fired a broadside in derision as they
rounded the point,
one only remaining
in sight which could not be approached
by the ship nearer than three thousand
five hundred
yards
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prepared a landing party consisting of Lieutenant P. I. Murray, Mr. Royse Midshipman, fifty three men, and a rocket party, leaving
this vessel to keep up a fire
and to shift out as the tide fell.
I disembarked on the
opposite side
of
a neck
of land under
which the Junks lay, on reaching the
brow of the hill
we encountered a very
heavy shower of Grape, Guns, Gingali
and Bullets under which we advanced
firing
in skirmishing order.
until within 400 yards of the Junks
where
we were enabled to fire down on
their decks and with
effect, but had to
take Cover on account of the
Shallowness of the Water. I consequently
gova
directions for
distant
fire and
for
our
own men;
we kept