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in different directions.

Leaving a boat's cruv, on board the first, I chased the largest of the

others and as no resistance vas

offered

I went on board, when though I could bring no proof against the vessel I strongly senspected her of piracy; as the Caplain said he was

I forgring,

and

going to

I decided on

bringing her in;

for this purpose

I sent half her crew

(12 in No) to the Gumbrat and look

her in low.

which was

The first juus large ore mounting a heavy

a

very

armament

I hauled into deep water, shrew the

дило

overboard and burnt

I now

• proceeded with

are

junse

in tow to search

to search for the remaining

lwo

which I look and burnt in the entraved

of Tolo channel, the creus

the shore, as

avas

esa aping to

coming up.

Owing to the torving hauser having parted while I reas chasing the last tive vessels, the one

was

was

bringing to Stempting

left about two miles asterw, and no

her

my piesting remantber of her

away;

up again I found the

crew had been taken:

I suppose by fishing boats, and later in the evening I found a trading

a

junse in starting inlet where I was told the juust I had in tow was pirate, and had robbed that vessel

about tur acesto

and one other

before, and the Caplain

orher inaw

offered

to

come and

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