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Commissioner for collection of Salt dutica Those funt's visited Several of the Harbors of this ladiny early last January, and it has been clearly proved did in Several instances levy tribute from vepilo

repels in Colonial waters

2. the whole equipment and appearance

of these repels, heavily armed and canying Bitink. Pats at thin Mast heads,

was

calculated to convey rather the idea of

their being

Piratical cruise than

ow a

employed by a Cuilized Govenment in

Fany peaceful occupation. Consequently

whereever they appeared

there

was

an

jimmediate panic created amongst the fishing

craft

in the various harbors along the South Coast of the Island.

Enclosure N.1.

3. The first information that reached

that two suspicious

me wOLD

to the

effect

Piratical Graft had anchored in Aberdeen harbor and caused much alarm. whereupon

the bommodare immediately dispatched a Gumboat to the place to watch and report- whilst I sent M2 Deane, Acting Superintendent of Police, to send details

character and Ino

proceedings

as to their

4. I enclose the communication received

from that office describing the repels and his suggestion which they adopted- namily to accompany Her Majesty's kyum- Gua. -Boat "Drake" to this Harbor, where they the ye Jammany.

anived

Jom

5. I, soon aftermands saw the persons

supposed to be in charge of the repels-

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