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the every precaution liberated from jous. house several men including some passengers, without any opposition. The master of the junk and about 4 men were not found, and are still missing.
I've then proceeded to burn the large junks drawn up in line abreast of the trader, during which operation our boats were fired from behind rocks and other shelter. The gunboat further moved in to cover them with musketry, leaving the recovered junk with only her own crew; upon seeing which a party of pirates endeavoured to seize her, but they were speedily dispersed.
Among the junks were two belonging to Hong Kong fitted for piratical service - one of them was recognized by the interpreter, who had been a policeman at Stanley, belonging to Stanley Bay.
An unusual quantity of arms was found on the junks; many were new and evidently of European manufacture, such as guns placed ready for action on the decks of the other junks, which were very different in their appointments from the ordinary piratical craft of the pirates; the small arms were in excellent order; the swords and spears were...
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the
every precaution liberated from jous. house several men including
sme
passengers, without
any offosition. The marter of the junk and about 4 men were not found, and are still missing.
Ive then proceeded to burn
the large dunks drawn up in line
abreast of the trader, during which peration our boats were fired from behind rocks and other shelter
was
on
The gunboat further in to cover them with
therefore moved
musketry leaving the recovered Sunk with only her own crew; upon seeing which a farty of firater endeavoured to seize her, but they
were speedily dispersed.
Among the hunks were two belonging to Hong kong fitted for
firatical cervice-
one
of them
was
as
recognized by the interpreter, who had been a foliceman at Stanley, belonging to Stanley bay.
An unusual quantity of
was
action
on the
shot
placed ready for decks of the other junks which were very different in their appointments to from the ordinary, occasionally
diratical craft of
I the
the guns
there praters; many were new and evidently
of Kurollan manufacture auch, with the small arms, were in excellente order; the swords and spears were
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