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Chincu sceretary's Office,

Pinney-

19th February, 1852.

pirate ficcts in the Autumn of 1849

Since the destruction of Sundre

there obes not

appear

to have been

any piracy Committed on a

grand

scale, but the seas continue to be

novers who

who

infected by a class

fishermen, traders, o pirates as

of

are

Shaping trai's face, and an offer informed of the annihilation of Imperial Commicionin, Sie, was

In November 1849, when the

it serves their turn -

of

was made to him; be decived it Stary in clearing the Canton River the assistance ofiter Majestyp

M. Meriale. I suppose that a coleges this report should be sent to the Admirally with reference to their Letter of the God. Lest.

This piracy which the Governor is unable to suggest any nebus of checking will become a most serious sege

Completi

to Hong Kong

which is chiefly valuable to Great Brition as an L'entrepot for trade. Such trade must be

Annihilated if insecurity prevails - and if the Gost twould consent to reopend the saving effectd

by the reduction of the Milita, force in the

Colony

in a small.

wer Stearner it would,

I thirit, and greatly to the diminuation

If piracy is the neighborhood of Hong

tions thaugh. it might not entirely

cxudicate it. AB..

Um Ant

19/4.

Send to the Admiralty strongly urging it

Time the necessity,

vigorms meanner

20.8

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Governor Bonham,

19th February, 1857.

The Earl

N: 10.

Grey.

I Inclosure.

Replying

Received

October Cash, on

Despatch 1. 262 of 214

to this Lordship's

tike

subject of Petty Piracies

m

and

in the vicinity off

the Coast of China,

Hongkong.