những trong
on
the 13th March
and her Captain reported. that she had left Swatow,
near Amoy,
on the 11t
march with a crew
of thickylivo
men and having on beard 432
Chinese; on the following morning at
7-15 A. M.
desperate and well
a ded
Combined attack was made
by the Emigrants to obtain possession of the Ship
they failed
and as
in
this through the determined Conduct of the Officers and crew, they attempted to set her on
n fire.
པ
They
were.
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6
finally put down
After severely wounding the
3rd Officer
and one.
of the
crew ; o of their own number
were shot, many more
wounded and three
jumped overboard to avoid capture. On the 14th March 20 of the Chinese who had taken:
the most prominent part- in this piratical attempt were brought on shore in the custody of the Police, the charge against them was imvestigated by the Chiefs Magistrate who committed
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