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piracy referred to by Capitain Volloth in his letter which accompanied my Despatch

the for

of the 28th ultims. In the

first

was committed by persons residing at

Deep Bay

i

harbour

boat and upon a

belonging to this colony

Chinese

family

and the pirates

in

the most impudent manner sent back the

father

to this Island to obtain a ransom

Case a

pirney

for

the rest of his family, who

in the Niwang Sung Province, upon a fishing boat belonging to a Chinese

also residing within Chinese Territory, and

the offence

within

a

was

perpetrated in Chinese waters,

few yards of the Chinese shore,

while the vessel was

In this case I think the

Port.

men

implicated, who

with

in custody at Deeps Bay.

in which it was

I

were retained

This is a case

Considered necessary for

the vindication of British Authority that

the offenders should be tried before

own Tribunals, and we are

our

I think

therefore

men

who

are

fairly burdensed with the three

her

on

way

to this

four

undergoing 15 years penal servitude in our

great propriety

have been handed

to their own Authorities. In the second

case the pirates also belonged to Deep Bay,

but the offence

was Committed in this

u

undergoing 10 years penal Servitude in our

this outrage.

Gaol for

8.

The obligation to suppress piracy

upon the Coast of the Chinese Empire belongs I conceive primarily

to the Chinese

sa

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7 335 piracy referred to by Capitain Volloth in his letter which accompanied my Despatch the for of the 28th ultims. In the first was committed by persons residing at Deep Bay i harbour boat and upon a belonging to this colony Chinese family and the pirates in the most impudent manner sent back the father to this Island to obtain a ransom Case a pirney for the rest of his family, who in the Niwang Sung Province, upon a fishing boat belonging to a Chinese also residing within Chinese Territory, and the offence within a was perpetrated in Chinese waters, few yards of the Chinese shore, while the vessel was In this case I think the Port. men implicated, who with in custody at Deeps Bay. in which it was I were retained This is a case Considered necessary for the vindication of British Authority that the offenders should be tried before own Tribunals, and we are our I think therefore men who are fairly burdensed with the three her on way to this four undergoing 15 years penal servitude in our great propriety have been handed to their own Authorities. In the second case the pirates also belonged to Deep Bay, but the offence was Committed in this u undergoing 10 years penal Servitude in our this outrage. Gaol for 8. The obligation to suppress piracy upon the Coast of the Chinese Empire belongs I conceive primarily to the Chinese sa
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7 335 piracy referred to by Capitain Volloth in his letter which accompanied my Despatch the for of the 28th ultims. In the first was committed by persons residing at Deep Bay i harbour boat and upon a belonging to this bolony Chinese family and the pirates in the most impudent manner sent back the father to this Island to obtain a ransom Case a pirney for the rest of his family, who in the Niwang Sung Province, upon a fishing boat belonging to a Chinese also residing within Chinese Territory, and the offence within а was perpetrated in Chinese waters, few yards of the Chinese shore, while the vessel was In this case I think the Port. men implicated, who with in custody at Deeps Bay. in which it was I were retained This is a case Consider Recessary for the vindication of British Authority that the offenders should be tried before own Tribunals, and we are our I think therefore men who are fairly burdensed with the three her on way to this four undergoing 15 Garl, might Now over are nowo years prenal servitudo in our great propriety have been handed to their own Authorities. In the second case the pirates also belonged to Deep Bay, but the offence was Committed in this u undergoing. 10 years prenal Servitude in our this outrage. Gaol for 8. The obligation to suppress piracy upon the Conat of the Chinese Empire belongs I conceive primarily to the Chinese sa
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piracy referred to by Capitain Volloth in his letter which accompanied my Despatch

the for

of the 28th ultims. In the

first

was committed by persons residing at

Deep Bay

i

harbour

boat and upon a

belonging to this bolony

Chinese

family

and the pirates

in

the most impudent manner sent back the

father

to this Island to obtain a ransom

Case a

pirney

for

the rest of his family, who

in the Niwang Sung Province, upon a fishing boat belonging to a Chinese

also residing within Chinese Territory, and

the offence

within

а

was

perpetrated in Chinese waters,

few yards of the Chinese shore,

while the vessel was

In this case I think the

Port.

men

implicated, who

with

in custody at Deeps Bay.

in which it was

I

were retained

This is a case

Consider Recessary for

the vindication of British Authority that

the offenders should be tried before

own Tribunals, and we are

our

I think

therefore

men

who

are

fairly burdensed with the three

her

on

way

to this

four

undergoing 15 Garl, might

Now

over

are nowo

years prenal servitudo in our

great propriety

have been handed

to their own Authorities. In the second

case the pirates also belonged to Deep Bay,

but the offence

was Committed in this

u

undergoing. 10 years prenal Servitude in our

this outrage.

Gaol for

8.

The obligation to suppress piracy

upon the Conat of the Chinese Empire belongs I conceive primarily

to the Chinese

sa

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