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12.7

strong from the SE and the length of time since they had left being so great, I deemed it advisable to return to Phong trong.

I have, &c.

(Signed) J. C. St. John.

"Captain M. Nolloth, Mr. S. H. M.S. Princess Charlotte Mam for the Colonial Secretary"

92

Lient. Meainwaring, R.N. Senior Naval Officer Hong Kong...

(Copy)

Sir,

H. M. Gun boat Havock, Hong Kong, 25th October, 1864,

Herryking, arrived off Donlan Bay at daylight of the 15th but finding nothing in the Bay steamed on to Buckshine, noted Pirate Town on an island of the same name, about 10 miles M. E. of Trylon. On arriving off that Town I observed a Junk under a press of sail, about 1/2 a mile off, which on seeing the Havock, made sail across a very large but shallow Bay not marked in the Government Charts, in consequence of the water being so shoal it was three hours before I could overhaul her when I found the pirates had escaped to an adjacent island, leaving three fishermen on board who stated...

(Signed) Captain M. Nolloth, R.N., Senior Naval Officer Hong Kong

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12.7 strong from the SE and the length of time since they had left being so great, I deemed it advisable to return to Phong trong. I have, &c. (Signed) J. C. St. John. "Captain M. Nolloth, Mr. S. H. M.S. Princess Charlotte Mam for the Colonial Secretary" 92 Lient. Meainwaring, R.N. Senior Naval Officer Hong Kong... (Copy) Sir, H. M. Gun boat Havock, Hong Kong, 25th October, 1864, Herryking, arrived off Donlan Bay at daylight of the 15th but finding nothing in the Bay steamed on to Buckshine, noted Pirate Town on an island of the same name, about 10 miles M. E. of Trylon. On arriving off that Town I observed a Junk under a press of sail, about 1/2 a mile off, which on seeing the Havock, made sail across a very large but shallow Bay not marked in the Government Charts, in consequence of the water being so shoal it was three hours before I could overhaul her when I found the pirates had escaped to an adjacent island, leaving three fishermen on board who stated... (Signed) Captain M. Nolloth, R.N., Senior Naval Officer Hong Kong
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12.7 strong from the SE and the length of time since they had left being so great, I deemed it advisable to return to Phong trong I have, &c. (Signed) J. C. St. John. "Captain M. Nolloth, Mr. S. H. M S Princess Charlotte Mam for the belonial Secretary 92 Sient Meainwaring, Rav. Is Sensin eraval Officer Horyth... ( Cotry) Sir Dir H. M. Gun book Hoaughty I Hong Kong, 25th October, 1864, Herryking, arrived off Donlan Bay at daylight of the 15th but finding nothing in the Bay steameds on to Buckshine, noted Pirate Town on an island of the same name, about 10 miles M. M. of Trylon. on а arriving off that Town I observed a Junk under a proint, about 1/2 a seeing the дин a mile aff. which on boat. made sail across a very large but shallow Bay not marked in the government Charts, in consequence of the water being so shoal it was three hours before I could overhaul her when I found the firates had escaped to an adjacent island, leaving three fishermen on board who stalea Captain M. Nolloth. R.N., Senior Naval Officer Hongthing
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12.7

strong from the SE and the length of

time since

they had left being so great,

I deemed it advisable to return to

Phong trong

I have, &c.

(Signed) J. C. St. John.

"Captain M. Nolloth, Mr. S.

H. M S Princess Charlotte

Mam

for the belonial Secretary

92

Sient Meainwaring, Rav. Is Sensin eraval Officer Horyth...

( Cotry)

Sir

Dir

H. M. Gun book Hoaughty

I

Hong Kong, 25th October, 1864,

Herryking,

arrived

off

Donlan Bay at

daylight of the 15th but finding nothing in the Bay steameds on to Buckshine, noted Pirate Town on an island of the same

name, about 10 miles M. M. of Trylon. on

а

arriving off that Town I observed a Junk

under a

proint, about 1/2 a

seeing

the

дин

a mile

aff.

which on

boat. made sail across a very

large but shallow

Bay not marked in the

government Charts, in consequence of the

water being

so shoal it was three hours before

I could overhaul her when I

found

the

firates had escaped to an adjacent island,

leaving three fishermen on board who stalea

Captain M. Nolloth. R.N.,

Senior Naval Officer Hongthing

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