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it was to the effect that an Englas barque, the "Henry Darling", hed been attacked by a heavily armed Lorcha, and finally

was taken, the Captain being killed and the piste

severely wounded. I communicated

this intelligener to F. Th. Consul,

K. M.

and told him that I would go

the next morning

Coast for

out

to look down the

the Licha, he told me

that he thought it would be a good thing to do.

On Wednesday, the 10t distant, I weighed under Sail (accompanied by a Mandarin), the boilers not being finished, and arrinch Kang How at 6.0: P. Th. where I

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anchoed; in the mean time, steam had been got up at 8.0. P. Th. I Loserved a large louche working up

the Southward, had a good

from

look out kast on her.

At 3.0 a. Th. au

the and the

passed me. I then weighed and

the

brought her to one of

boat's crew of light

men and

and a

Printifal

eight caine

on board with the papers, they proved

what

to be unsatisfactory; on asking the dark was laden with, they said bound to annoy from Hong kong

she

was

in ballast.

M

the

mine meu

board and directed the Louche to anchor, I then anchored wader Notch Island, at day light I

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