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make the Chinese incur the risk of a frequent collision with men of war

: piracy as in everything else the balance of profit & loss is the surest

& In

index to the Chinese character.

I will suppose therefore the

·Convry system punctually persevered in

Then

strike at the

real root of the wil by- post- peing a proclamation declaring that after a time therein specified no Chinese craft whatsoever Except

those belonging to the Imperial Navy shall be allowed to carry guns or ammunition or stinkpots.

that there will be stationed at Hongkong for Momphony head quarters not less than 4 gun. boats whose sole occupation shall be the protection of the trader the suppression of peracy the disarmament of all.

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When the limited time shall have expired carry out with the Cooperation of the Macao authorches which will

be joyfully & faithfully given a disarmament of all repels in

harbour & let the

cruising

Geneme

gun boats be

on defined beats with orders to board & search all

Chinese repels not being Mandarin

war junks & remove or destroy

all ammunition of war found on such search being made. But let the interference be strictly confined to this, let no prizes be made & no detention caused beyond that necessary for making a search. Vepels at anchor in harbours on the main Cand not to be visited but with regard to the islands the search to apply Equally to all craft whether at sea or at anchor-

Every notorious haunt of perates

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