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and I had no hopes of capturing the offenders) I accepted and paid accordingly, leaving Fr-chung at 11 a.m. yesterday.
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I towed the liberated junk lovon to Mirs Bay, where I anchored last night leaving there this morning for this fort.
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(Signed) Cecil F. M. Johnson,
Lieutenant and Commander.
(Copy)
(signed) Oliver J. Jones,
Commodore.
A. M. Gunboat Waver,
Hongkong,
5th April, 1861
I have the honor to report that in pursuance of your orders I weighed and proceeded to Howlow at 8 a.m. of the 2nd inst. where I received the Chinese Mandarin Chun-lung.
I then proceeded out of the Polnomoms The Coast to the Toomiang group off which the fisherman whose boat was pillaged stated the pirate just attacked him. I communicated with some fishing junks but
Commodore
O. J. Jones,
Senior Naval Officer.