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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