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Police Department
Nictoria Heongthing
June 17th 1864.
Special Report of Pirnay
Pang-sing. See Master and Owner of a Licensed passage bout My833 belonging to Heongthong plying between Chum Chume and this place reports that on the 15th instant at about 10 o'clock P.M. while sailing in the Canton River and when off a Village named two Soo, his boat was attacked by two piratical boats from which a number of Cannon Shots were fired wounding two of his crew, named Oh Chun and Oh Kum; the piratical boats then attempted to sail alongside - on their near approach informant gave orders to his crew to fire upon the piratical vessels which was done; during the engagement right bantow passage boats came in sight; the pirates observing this sailed their boats Eastward away.
Informant does not identify any of the crews of the piratical Boats.
(Signed) Am Quin.
Captain Superintendent,