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way but in an came off to say hour the Magistrate. that the pirates had not been delivered up and was done as I refused to bombard the village that he would himself burn it. He then left but nothing and his party dispersed gradually got dark. At noon the next day several Elders came off begging as it me to quit quil and Offering me 1000.- dollars for the trouble. I had been put to. I offered them the thousand dollars reward which as you informed me would be given by the Hong Kong Government for the apprehension of any English or American pirate and after due threats and admonition quitted the place.
And I next proceeded to Ding hai where I found about 210 salt junks under convoy of three lorches which the owner an Amoy man "Aping" came off to say was from one of there at anchor off Dohea... that he would accompany me there and that I might kill him if it turned out untrue. He added that she mounted one 18 pounder and two 9 pounders and had 20 double barreled guns. Weighing soon sighted the lorcha which