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anmunition, in view of which furt be proposed that branding vessels should
be prohibited froux carrying xversement. To this the Viceroy replied that trading vessels which sail with Cargoes representing a large ounount of Capital, cannot be forbidden to
au armament without depriving
Carry
their owners
of the mean.
of defence,
by and that the latter would be such
course be compelled to give up their
business
and retire from the pursuit
of trade. The description of missile
Known as the Stinkpot, however, being
solely adapted to use as as
wed
weapon
of attack in boarding vessels for piratical purposes, it is not required
D
by truding vessels
defence,
að or
means of
cs, and suck vessels, with all other craft of every description upon
the Coast, must be prohibited
Parrying
this
from
weapon. As regards
fishing boats, these vessels
are in fant
prolicbited by the low of China from
Carrying arms or ammunition; inasmuch as, having
valuable property
no cargo
board, a fishing
bout stands in no need of carrying Cannon, arms, ammunition, or
camition, or stink pots
by way of defensive armament, and
it is highly proper therefore that such practice to prohibited in conformity with the low, and in order to prevent such vessels from engaging in acts