36.
57
203
that they
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furiates
and had Killed one
of
their number that morning, for having resisted
their robbing his boot. I have
no doubt that
the Rebels will get supplied with arms through
vo
these
junkis
who
are able to do anything.
000
they
are
not re
required
to have
any papers and
myself that
simply
tell the Mandarins or
they are Heonghing boats - All jonks coming
out
of
Macau, Canton or other places are
obliged to have papers, at the former place
the papers are Portuguese
and state her date
of departure, cargo, crew &c and do all that
...
oreqninds. On the 26th I returned to Hong Kong
and the Chinese authorities informed
me
through the Interpreter (who accompanied
the Gunboat) that 30 of the pirates had been condemned and executed. The remainder
of the 58 prisoners
are waiting to be tried, but
prisoners
I hear they have done so much evil as to stand little chance of escaping some punishment.
I returned to this anchorage the same
evening.
(
I have to
Signed) Charles F. Walker
Lieut. and Commander