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Police Department,
Victoria, Hongkong July 22nd 1864.
Special Report of Piracy.
Cheong Fat Tuck a seaman
Sailing in the Salt fish boat Yek-hap-
See belonging
to Hamlow reports that
on
the 9th instant when the boat he belonged
to
was on
a voyage from Chun Chuen to
Hongting, she was attacked by two boats. One of them
Haka and the other a
fishing boat, having on board more than
10 men each both armed with Cannon;
on approaching they fired three shots
without damage,
then came alongside,
threw
on board 5 or 6 stink pots,
boarded
and put the crew of 9 men under hatches. Informant jumped overboard with two other seamen and made their escape.
Cargo 102 pieces of Plank and 80 bundles of tobacco leaf which with the boat was sailed off by the Pirates in the direction of Kong Moon, Can identify both boats and several of the Pirates.
(Signed) M M Quin,
Captain Inspector.
True copy.
Murray
Colonial Secretary