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was undertakes at my

recommendations and request,

but on

Command

· and before the

Hay's sole responsibility arrival of the Admiral at Hongkong-

the natural, result of the

the second was

first, and

was entered into in consequence)

Der

of information acquired during the execution of the first

ture

Service,

but to Commander Han's

rance in his searched

emitting perseverance in

for the haunts of the Serates, his acurate judgements, and gallantry, aided as he was by the able services of Commander Willers, who has had great experience

· great experience in the si seas, and of

of Mr. Niblett, must be entirely attributed the splendid success which has attended both expoditions.

I trust. I may not be doorned travelling beyond the limits of say particular functions, if I beg respectfully to express a hope that: Your Lordship to the favourable

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will see fit to

fit to bring

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notice of the Lords of the Admirally; the

services

of Commanders

;

Hay

and Willcox

in these operations ; and to that of the Honorable the bourt of Directors, the merits of Mr. Niblett, Commanding the HC. C. Steamer Phlegethon.

that's for

I think

tve

"

may fairly, assumed

some time to come at least, the Pirates in the

the seeighbouring

seas will not

prove very formidable, if two lessons, such as they have had within the last month, and which have resulted in the destruction of 88 of their junks, with- loss of 2,400 killed and drowned., productive of any good effects .

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It is not the beast satisfactory

part of my duty to add that, Commander Hay succeeded, in obe

obtaining the cooperation of the Governor General of Shainan in his operations against Shaping tsai's squadron. That functionary most-