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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
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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