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Rapidity. They have at Victoria those who give them correct information about every vessel that has a valuable cargo on board, and the moment she arrives, these boats proceed about to lay hold of her and plunder her entirely. The information comes mostly from the pirates themselves in the neighbourhood of Whampoa, who cruise about in fishing smacks of a peculiar build, so as to cut out other craft; but most of them are long rowing crafts and several of them carry a letter of mark. It is very difficult to distinguish them from ordinary vessels, and when numerous they adopt many stratagems to prevent discovery, and generally know well how to elude the arm of justice. The traders that come from the adjacent islands from Canton, &c., have compounded with the buccaneers, paying them a certain sum as black mail, for which they obtain liberty to navigate the seas without molestation; but the coast towards Lygumom is at present very much infested by these depredators. They are there more than amongst the islands, and do very much mischief. The trading junks dare not leave this harbour, unless they have a strong breeze, and can depart in a large squad. Many therefore are here detained a considerable time and are ultimately, after all precautions, nevertheless plundered. Such occurrences have during the present month been frequent, whilst in some of the previous months similar losses took place.
We need not observe, that the extent of this insecurity is much curtailed. The vessels that used to come from Ketyes and Haeyes, &c., and took cargoes in this harbour, often amounting to a considerable sum, ...
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Rapidity. They have at Victoria their spice, who give them correct information about very
vessel, that has a caluable
the
cargo on beard, and moment she haves, these boots pravd about
te lay hold of her and plunder her entirely. The
come mest
most from e pirates themselves the noighbourhood of Whampica, cmise about in fishing smacks of a peculiar heild, so as to cut sail other
craft; but most of them are long rowing crafts and several of them carry a letter of mark. It is very difficult to distinguish them from ordinary vessels, and sohen puerous they adopt many stratagems to prevent m discovery, and generally Keine well to
so as to eludé zame of justice. The traders that come from the m adjacent islands from Canton, Imgtaran 4e, have compounded with the buccaneers, paying them a certain sum as black mail,
for
their
manage
know
for which they obtain liberty to navigate the
rastion propage
seas without molestation; but the
towards Ly gumom is at present very much.
Lygumom infested by these defivedators. They are there
than amongst the
also
islands, and do
very
much mischief. The
trading juntes dave not leave this harbour, unless they have a strong breaze, and can depart in a large squad. Many therefore are here detained a considerable time and are
the
ultionately after all precautions nevertheless plundered. Such occurrences have during t present mouth been
in some of the previous took place.
trade
on
very
orce M
crous, whilst .
similar loues.
We need not observe, that
accent of this insecurity is much curtailed. The vessels that used to come.
and took
from Ketyes and Haeyes, & full
in this harber, often amen
ounting.
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