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any

now

remained they would probably

be on the West Court, I therefor breceded in that direction and touching at An- en I learned that

a piratical fleet

กิน

was at Samoz

the South Coast and intended to.

remain

there all the N..S

monsoon

the following day I communicated with Chung-fa a fishing village. on the West Coast and failing to get

information here. I pushed on and arriving at Saming on the 245 Iwas much disappointed at finding that the piratical vessels had

any

all left 3 weeks

ago, consequently

&&

I proceeded to the N. &th keeping close to the shore of Frinan as

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practicable, communicated at Leong- soy, then passing inside. Finhosa mi the Jaya Islands, returned to Siempak on the 27th, here I was delayed 7 days, oving in the first place to a Typhoon blowing on the 29th and 30th and secondly the boilers requiring some slight repairs. Sicup.ak on the 4th

Leaving

betober I returned to this fort, having communicated at Sailing and tamoa being delayed at the latter place one

day by a

severe.

lyphoon.

In addition to this we

frequently communicated with fishing boats, and on the return