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deliver them; I ugaare allowed them another hour. When having fired another shot over the village they produced the ncts which the fishermare identified as his property.
The remainder of the goods, as well as the whereabouts of the Pirates, they professed to know nothing about - the inhabitants owned that the Pratical Junks had been there - receiving stolen goods from them; This too they were in too much fear of, to point out.
Considering that I had recovered part (and the most valuable) of the fisherman's property, and that I could obtain nothing more, on Friday 30th I proceeded round the North side of Mir's Bay examining the coves.
On Monday 1605 the Ferrerovis landed and searched at the village but could find no trace of any part of the property captured in the fishing Junks. This village is not a regular station, but appears to be a "rendezvous" for Pirates. I further learnt that there is one individual who particularly trades with Pirates, smuggling goods to "Eboniang Island without seeing anything of the Pirate junks in question.
At Thow Hishermen at this latter place, I received information that three days ago five Piralical Junks, with two fishing dille in company, had left there, going North - with the wind blowing North - the mind.