CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 155

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Vessels belonging. subjects; whose Cours

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able to identify the Pirates who robbed them, Piracies not only will never be put down, but- hardly one instance out of

100.

be expected to most with due punishment - In the

frevent disorganized state of

China when

every

mishand

lifted against his neighbens;

and when misrule, violence.

arid

and disorder leign trumphant,

Isee

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means of suppressing

these wholesale sea Tobbère,

of

but by weaving the whole the China Coast with Squadrons

smaller Steamers and

of our

Brigs of Was from Buran to the Chusom group, and this

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repeated 3 or to times annually, would no doubt effectually discourage and eventually suppress the present growing evil, and- then indied, safely being there

secured to their Ca

Cargoes, the Traders would noturally flock to our Colony for safely and profit, and possibly from the intestine troubles existing

on the

main land se le down

and

here with their families an property. Your small steamer of moderate draught of Water; and a couple of Stoops of War ; would be quite sufficient to accomplish the object I propose.

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