the orders
the Senior naval officer of that Station to take action on the understanding that the Chinese Government should compel Officers by land and sea to cooperate, and if necessary, provide an Officer to live on board each of these vessels, whose duty it should be to aid the Cruisers in every bay and at the same time to keep his own Government informed of the movements and operations of the Vessel to which he is attached.
If an Interpreter could enable the Vessel to communicate with the Authorities ashore, and arrange the intended operations.
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If the Emigre's of the great maritime Powers devoted to the suppression of Piracy were instructed to protect certain Districts, when necessary combining their Forces, it might be hoped that Piracy in a few years would be effectually checked, if not totally eradicated and extinguished. So far it is proposed, the inability of the Chinese Government to deal with the evil, and its magnitude and rapid increase have been taken for granted, as well as the necessity for active and energetic action on the part of foreign powers. Difficulties in carrying out this plan, or any other which would be effectual, may