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Gown
upor
called us
which they laughed), fools and said they
rcould not give the roomen up,
that the 4 mew should be delivera
wo we
ready
to them and that they to fight, I then (after eigplaining
to them what I was about to do
doj
returned to the Chip,
and
fired
through some houses which had
been left by their inmates, and
the womnew
were immediately
chruss out from the crowd, and
brought on board by
they
lear
ww
I then released the 4
Chinamen, and returned to the
our
Junk which had been ruww ashoro, and brought her and the one preciously
captured, to this Port.
Awaiting your ins
instructions
relative to the disposal of the live
Junks and the recaptured women).
I have, yo,
(DigiT) N. C. St Johno,
Lieutenant Connaming.
(Iruce Cory
MAAlexande
Acting Colonial Seculary.