this Proclamation, will be a valuab
aid in the suppression of Piracy,
as it will Ewable A. M. Anizers
Chinese Fishing bettels
thould therefore
therefore be detained
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and
Learched for
arms,
only
where
to detail
and hand over
to the
there may
be a jessonable suspicion,
Chinese authorities
any Fishing
&esselo, suspected of committing
merely that they are
detokeyping
they
acts of Pira
Piracy,
which
may be found
with arues on board.
My Inds, however, direct that
H. M. Ships under your
not
occupy
orders thall
thecuselves in
Fishing
overhauling Chinese Fist
Vessels, in order to ascertan
whether they
are
carrying
asma
in disobedience of the Proclamation
not
the Proclamatiore, but that are vegaged
in Pratical acts-
this course might be usefully followed and without causing
any jealouty among Foreczen powers which might be reaited if they should be let to suppose that great Britain was
als
to charge of the Police of the
Chucese
chande