CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 126

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Aberdeen, conveyed the full

to all necessary

consent.

measures on our

4 of that minister

r part against

Chinese Pirates, and at the same time disavowed

all sanction on the part of his Government to private boats.

boats carrying

arms.

Under the latter

circumstance, a general disarming measure may

become a point for consideration.

Ihave already had to report to Your

Lordship that one

iw

Pirate has been condemned

the Admiralty Court and excented .

more are

Three

: awaiting Fransportation for life =

On the arrival of the new

of

-

Admiral

on the station, Ishall not fail to make suck

a

umunication to him as may be necessary

of the Lords Commissione

to carry

out the views

16 Jun

of the Admirally as to attaching the; as a tender to the flag-shop! Ther

boat

size is such

that I apprehend it will be deemed proper to

place a warrant, and not a commissioned, officer

course be a

in charge of her, but this must of:

subject of consideration . The proposed mode

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of commissioning the gun-boat will I presume entitle the crew to the advantages of head money for the capture of Prates.

In some cases

of captures, it will

of

appear from the enclosure in this Despatch that I have received applications from the Cheiwse Government under the Treaty, for the delivery of the parties, and in all cases where

there

were

- proper specifications and proofs of their having been quitty towards the Government and people of China, they were

over. Their punishment is much more summary and

severe than under our

handed o

I have the hover to be,

With the highest Respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Hatible Lervant,

n

Dani

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