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Can

be

of little

Coasting Fade

It is

in this Vicinity.

true vessels of War

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the ship's Boats not affording chatter

they could

not remani

out at

night

for any

length of time

Bise for

that purpose

even did

without endangering the health of

the Boats Crews.

I would therefore

the

Naval force that

can be

Board

appropriated

to this

Port, exceed

recommend that Your Excellency should

Cause

to

ему

extent the

single Ship

be

four

built upon

or

six

Lorchas to

The

most Approved

or

here:

occasionally too that may be

because

the acts of de

- predation generally occur close to

the Land, and

in

The Cantou

can

their Boats

render

other

than

i

Casual

River, nor

model having. a

crew of

20

men,

and

armed with a

Tom

long lun, and that they

should be

like any

rigged and sailed

other China Boat,-

hance

assistance upon

upon some particular

occasion,- as far better

the Chinese brats mil

than they ;- and moreover

the

and kept constantly cruiging

amongst the Islands and Casto

of the

upon any

River

ready to pounce

suspicious boat and

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