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Me... ermed ...chimer Iltwird, cook and Chinese female Amah, being venereal with markets, and having on board general Cargo. that when about 75 miles outside the Ly...
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il moon and about 50 miles off Pedra Branca- a large piratical junk sailed out and pulled alongside. The pirates threw ...shink fots and fired a number of rifle and pistol shots at the crew. about 30 armed Chinese then boarded. Some of the crew of the vessel took to the rigging; four jumped overboard. The pirates then broke open the hatches, removing all valuable cargo.
They then went into Captain's cabin and shot him while he was lying on his couch. They then returned to the deck and ordered the remainder of the crew from aloft. They not complying with the request, the pirates fired at them, killing one man and wounding 3 others. The Pirates before leaving set fire to tar and powder in the between decks and destroying all the boats. The pirates then left, warning the crew not to return to Hong Kong.
We got under weigh and arrived at this place at 5 o'clock this evening. Some of the crew who jumped overboard have not been seen. We cannot identify the junk now of the Pirates, but ... one of the crew...