CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8] — Page 291

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Disposal of the Provincial Authorities.

In Deep Bay, and upon the sea coast in that neighbourhood, the Government has for some time past had no authority whatever, the inhabitants setting the Mandarins at defiance, and the Viceroy would rejoice therefore to see these vagabonds punished, but is unable to undertake the task himself.

In attempting to grapple with this difficult and important question of piracy it must be clearly borne in mind that piracy in China differs from piracy elsewhere in this respect that here the pirates live on the land and only put to sea occasionally to carry on their depredations. After each successful foray they return to their homes where they remain quiet until the matter has blown over, occupying themselves in the interval in altering the appearance of the vessels captured to prevent identification. Nor is this state of things confined in this vicinity to the neighbourhood of Deep Bay. Piratical villages exist along the whole coast wherever the native traffic is sufficient to render

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288 Disposal of the Provincial Authorities. In Deep Bay, and upon the sea coast in that neighbourhood, the Government has for some time past had no authority whatever, the inhabitants setting the Mandarins at defiance, and the Viceroy would rejoice therefore to see these vagabonds punished, but is unable to undertake the task himself. 6. In attempting to grapple with this difficult and important question of piracy it must be clearly borne in mind that piracy in China differs from piracy elsewhere in this respect that here the pirates live on the land and only put to sea occasionally to carry on their depredations. After each successful foray they return to their homes where they remain quiet until the matter has blown over, occupying themselves in the interval in altering the appearance of the vessels captured to prevent identification. Nor is this state of things confined in this vicinity to the neighbourhood of Deep Bay. Piratical villages exist along the whole coast wherever the native traffic is sufficient to render

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288 Disporal of the Provincial Authorities. In Deep Bay, and upon the sea const in that neighbourhood, the Government has for some authority time past had no whatever, the inhabitants setting the Mandarins at defiance, and the Viceroy would rejoice therefore to see there vagabonds punished, but is unable to undertake the task himself. 6. In atterupting to grapple with this difficult and important question of piracy it must be clearly bone in mind that piracy in China differs from piracy elsewhere in this respect that here the pirates live on the land and only put to sea carry on occasionally to depredations. After each their successful foray they return to their homes where they remain quiet until the matter has blown over 7 occupying themselves in the interval in altering the appearance the vessels captured to prevent identification. Nor is this state of things confined in this vicinity to the neighbourhood of deep Bay. Piratical villages exist along the whole coast wherever the native traffic is sufficient to render

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288

Disporal of the Provincial Authorities.

In Deep Bay,

and

upon

the sea

const in that neighbourhood, the Government has for

some

authority

time past had no whatever, the inhabitants setting the Mandarins at defiance, and the Viceroy would rejoice therefore to see there vagabonds punished, but is unable to undertake the

task himself.

In atterupting to grapple with this difficult and important question of piracy it must be clearly bone in mind that piracy in China differs from

piracy elsewhere in this respect that here the pirates live on the

land and only put to sea

carry

occasionally to depredations. After each

their

successful foray they return to their homes where they

remain

quiet until the matter has blown

over

occupying themselves in the interval in altering the appearance the vessels captured to prevent identification. Nor is this state of things confined in this vicinity to the neighbourhood of deep Bay. Piratical villages exist along the whole coast wherever the native traffic is sufficient to render

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