CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9] — Page 260

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One of the great plaques of Elony, - interfering ruinouely with its comforts and it's prosperity the prevalence of piracy, -retty piracy in the Harbour and neighbourhood

cril we

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larger

Scale at a

and Sirncy on a peater distance. "With the larger frequently are able to deal - and when the piratical ficcts assemble in large numbers it — frequently happens that their outrages arouse the attention of the Naval authorities and when the piratical flects are accessible they are dispersed # and destroyed by Her Majestys

Maritime frees; sometimes as on

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a late recasion in cooperation with

the Maval authorities of the United

States. But

aga init

of

thre petty

robberies committed on a smaller

scale and by smaller craft we have little protection – In Majetys

Her Steamers beins altogether of too deep

CL

draught and tor heavy a calibe

to follow the pirates into those shallow waters to which they reent. It is of the ulmost importance that

importance that a

Steamer or two - well auned and

–

manned – and drawing only 4 to 5

fect of water at sunt should be sent to this Colony to be comployed on the adjacent Concts

suppression of

for the au vil naturally

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