to
to the flotilla from Canton de
converge
in
the
of
following morning towards the frinh
attack.
The
objeds
in vies were the
| Captive and occupation of certain
puriatical villages, the seizure of this lawles inhabitants, and the Capture, if possible, of the private juntos fequenting the neighbanhood. - Before proceding to narrate the results accomplished, it is necessary that the localities shined bee briefly describen.
The piratical haunt know as Bak shui consists of two small islands, some 25 miles to the bestward of Macar, and immediately north of
on which the notorious. Tylon Island,
461
in formerly
furate-renderous of Kaolaw was situated. The Northernmost of the two islands is but a narrns thrips of land, whilst the Sonthen has a breadth of
from 4 to 5 miles. Both are about 25, Mies ling,
and aw
Straits of some 500
separated by an
yards
in widet:
The centre of each island is rconfiest
rising
to a height
by a range of hills of about 885 feet. Midway in the the to his the village of Pakshin which has
buen
for your pirate fleets
noterims as the haunt of
formidable
as to set
all native authonly at defiance and which has been defended by a battery
armed with
gans of heavy Online- calibe- Immediately opposite on the south of