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ovidonee according to the technicalities of English Law to condemn him on the first opening of the Supreme Court, I caused to be returned to Reying to take his trial with the rest, as he was one of the worst of them.
The growth of Piracy on the neighbouring Coasts is becoming quite formidable, the pirates are armed in the European way with braces of pistols in their girdles, and there seems some probability of their equalling the state of things which prevailed about 1808, when they attacked even European vessels. A small schooner, the "Starling", was lately attacked, but beat off the assailants, not before she had lost three of her crew.
This state of things increased my anxiety to hear of the punishment of the Pirates before mentioned, and I accordingly on the 6th Instant wrote to Keying, Enclosure No. 2, which has been productive of the satisfactory result now reported to your Lordship. As I offered a reward of 100 Dollars on arrival for information leading to the capture of the Pirates, I have now, on their final punishment, caused it to be paid to a Chinese who came forward with intelligence instrumental to their discovery.
The islands in the immediate neighbourhood of Hongkong are so infected with piratical vessels, that I greatly fear we may be obliged to make use of our own means against them as a protection.
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(Signed) J. J. Davis
Frederick W. A. Bruce
སྙན་པ
ovidonee according to the technicalities
of English Law to condemn him on the first opening of the Supreme Court., I caused. to be returned. to Reying to take his trial. with the rest, as he
of the of them.
worst.
he was one
The growth of Piracy on the
are armed in the
neighbouring. Conets is becoming quite formidable, the pirates "uropean way with braces of pistols
and there seems some
som-
in
their girdles, probability of their
equalling the state of things which prevailed about 1808, when they attacked-even European. vessels. A small schooner the Starling", was lately attacked, but beat off the assailants, not before she had lost three of her
crew
This state of things increased my
anviety to hear of the punishment of the
Pirates
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Pirates before mentioned, and. I accordingly on the 6th Imatant wrote to Keying Enclosure Me 2, which, has been- productive of the satisfactory now reported to your Lordship. As I offered a reward.
reward of 100 Dollars on arrival for information. leading
my
to the
expture of the Pirates, I have now on their final punishment, caused it to be paid- to a Chinese whe
came
forward with
intelligence instrumental to their_
discovery
The
islands in the immediate
are to
infected.
neighbourhood of Hongthong with- piratical vessels, that I greatly fear we may be obliged.
Miged to make
means
in
our own.
against them.
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use
of any
power as a protection
I have ve.
(Signed)
J. J. Davis
Frederick W. A. Bruce
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