10

}

376

that it will be seen that it was mãdo

Gender

plain

a condition that the proposed Onger, forme by the Colony, should be officere ly the havy, and acached as a te the Admirals Flag Ship-

The

inference appears to me that the legal

· of the Colonial Government to deal

reich Piracy

mas denied or doubled.

I note the instruction sin

ajour

cendeding paragraph to supply full information as to Piracy in this neighbourheed, and the means täsken for its auppression, and I voiture to

hope that (in connection with the pentorical. Asspalitus covering Piracy Reports) my Dispatches 11407 and 58 of 16th and 17th Ultime respectively, and the one

ik

I

now avrite avill place the subjies fully before you.

It will be seen that in Despatch 1:59 I allude to the possibility of piracy!

being encouraged from Macas. Since so writing Her Majesty's Gim boat "Bustard" has arrived in this harbor, towing,

prizi,

a

lorcha, flying the Portugue

Flag, sailing

Qailing under

a

ava).

Marcas Register

and having & Portuguese Subjects among

her crew?

as

This vessel was

a

auspected. Pirate.

brought in

I should be wrong if I did not

lave this opportunity to acknowledge the friendly and ready

operation that this

Government has invariably received from

Captain Nolloth, Senior Naval

Thier

in

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