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At pages 27 and 13 of these papers will be found two letters from Lieutenant Walker Commanding Her Majesty's Gun Boat "Grasshopper," to which I beg to call your attention as bearing upon my former Despatches on this subject.
The first covers a copy of an agreement found on board some pirate junks captured by the Grasshopper on the 3rd October, which illustrates very graphically the systematic and business-like manner in which piracy is carried on in this Country as a regular profession or trade.
The Second letter reports the capture by the Grasshopper near Swatow, about 120 miles from this, of three boats taken in the act of committing piracy and murder, and shows the advantage of handing over Chinese pirates captured under certain conditions to their own Authorities, as recommended in Despatch No. 119 of 9th August last.
In this case 58 Pirates handed over by me were taken to a Chinese Mandarin of high rank at Amoy, and within a few days 30 of them were condemned and executed. The remainder, when Mr. Walter wrote, were awaiting their trial with but little chance of escaping the punishment due to their Crimes.
If these men had been brought in here for trial, as they might have been
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At pages 27 and 13 of these papers
will be
found
tivo letters
Walker Commanding
from
Lieutenant 26 * Nov? 1864
26th
11 -
--- 11
Her Majesty's
Gun Boat "Grasshopper, to which I beg to
Call
our attention as
bearing upon my
your former Despatches
The first
on this subject.
Covers
a.
copy of
an
agreement found on board some pirate
junks captured by
the
Grasshopper
on-
the 3rd October, which illustrates
very
graphically the systematic business like (manner in which puracy is adopted in this
Country as a
regular profession or trade.
The Second letter reports
the.
capture by the Grasshopfur near Swators, about 120 miles from
this, of
three boats
laken in the act of Committing piracy and Murder, and shews the advantage
regards prompt and certain punishment over Chinese pirates Captured
of handing
under certain conditions to their own
Authorities,
as recommended in
Despatch N2 119 of 9 $ August last.
In this case 58 Pirates
handed over
my
were..
to a Chinese Mandarin
of high rank at hamoo, and within a
few days 30 of them were condemned.
The remainder when
and executed.
Mer Walter wrote were awaiting their trial with but little chance of escaping
the punishment due to their Crimes.
If these men had been brought.
in here for trial, as they might have been
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