Division of the Piratical Squadron & warned them that they would probably be revisited by the Jubout which Consequently found them prepared, both jou battle, and escape & the Shore, and one man only (who was tried thanged) was Captured.
The mater police consists of Chinese with a Portuguese or Indian hiduall pulling boats, and it is nearly mieless
Colonial Criner, nor
Sheer is no
Bow
Gumboat to protect the harrow entrances to the harbon, where
black trail is frequently levied Returning On boats Connng to on prom this spot- this Steam Gunboats are the only security against peracy and they are very ill adapted
the Service.
It is any by many persons believed that a siption flum pulsory. registration ashone and afloat would greatly mitigate the evils, that it would not he found expensive
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and indeed without being of an
apprescive nature, might prove Imunerative to the Guot's that the apprehension of the pornicipal. merchants and other influential people that this and other precautionary Queamures would harass too much the natives, who believing them the connected with Neives of taxation, on theins hipiroir to them, would wiglet Numbers quit the place, Causing the price oflator to be enhanced and the general traffic of the port the divinmished, is, if not wholly notaholly Groundless, a very insufficient argument as hearing upon the General Gand.
That Restrictions and Stricte Inpervision of Factions kids would drive away, on deter prom Coming, kummeron Vagabonds | who
o prey hyland thyssen upon
the public cannot be doubted hurthat the mass of natures area's
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Counal Office
Treasury