they had gone being short thence to Meichin but of coal with thick listey weather I sailed for Amoy. Meichin is 354 being unable to tow them and with the sanction of the Consul handed the captain and three other prisoners to the Authorities at Amoy.
perfect next over of pirates and would require more than one Gun Boat to prevent escape through numerous intricate peerages.
and "On the 28th February I seized two small piratical junks at anchor, they had neither papers nor cargo and could give no account of themselves and the captain of one was recognized as a well known character. The Mandarin I had with me having condemned them I sent the junks adrift on the rocks Amoy April 9th 1852.
I left Amoy on the 2nd and anchored in Chilang bay. On a leisurely lifting I observed a Canton junk near us. Her guns were found loaded and depressed, boseting nettings were triced up and stinkpots at the gangways as on a captured junk board. I therefore took possession of her. One fisherman was on board.