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had been captured by Pirates off Kummun, and escaped by jumping overboard when anchored near the shore, I left this port on Saturday the 10t instant after dark, and arrived at
on the following
Conlan at daylights
morning. Receiving no information at
the latter place
I steamed for
Pakshui
about seven miles to the Northward, and
rounding the point at the entrance
on
of
the Creek, a
large Salt junk
was
seen at anchor, and at a short distance
up the creek-
Aeroso, so
Moored diagonally
as to command the entrance_
right other junks. We could plainly observe that while some of the men of the latter were
loading their
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and pointing them at the
others
were w
gun
Boat,
wetting the deck and otherwise
making ready for battle. There were
several smaller
at anchor,
Junks and snake Boats
bank in front
a Battery
on a
of a Village, abreast of which the Junks
were moored, trained the
achead
of
the
guns to point Junks, and a movement was at the same time observed, on board,
of two large funks, each carrying five
hauled; up
guns,
and which wer
on
the beach immediately under the
battery. Directly,
Me
sighted the
Moored Junk's the native Merchant,
Informant recognised them as
those which had captured three Salt: Junk's ten days previously
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