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hower to report that the Senion Naval Ifficer subsequently forwarded for my information a letter received from Lieutenant Morant (copy enclosed) giving the particulars of his capture

Lorcha which he had reason, from the articles be found on board, to believe a pirate, and accordingly took into Amoy

of a

2.

Mas

every

As the Senior Naval Officer

of Opinion

there

was some

probability that this Lorcha was the

same

as

that concerned in the

"Sterry Darling" case - I directed the Captain Superintendent of Police and the Starbor Master to arrange

■ send up some of the Crew-

the Crew of that

Co

Vessel to ascertain

if

to

it were so and

give evidence if necessary against

the Pirates

as it was of the greatest

importance that the persons who

committed the

piracy

in question

should be brought to justice

3.

The mate and a passenger

named Rutter together with a

Malay

Seaman

were induced by a quarantee that their cxpences for passage to should be paid to

were

proceed to Amoy - but they not able to identify either Lorcha Prisoners or articles found

n

board.

4. The

expenses of

on

the mate

•₤14.0.5 amounted to $67.30 and those of

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