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to

to the flotilla from Canton de

converge

in

the

of

following morning towards the frinh

attack.

The

objeds

in vies were the

| Captive and occupation of certain

puriatical villages, the seizure of this lawles inhabitants, and the Capture, if possible, of the private juntos fequenting the neighbanhood. - Before proceding to narrate the results accomplished, it is necessary that the localities shined bee briefly describen.

The piratical haunt know as Bak shui consists of two small islands, some 25 miles to the bestward of Macar, and immediately north of

on which the notorious. Tylon Island,

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in formerly

furate-renderous of Kaolaw was situated. The Northernmost of the two islands is but a narrns thrips of land, whilst the Sonthen has a breadth of

from 4 to 5 miles. Both are about 25, Mies ling,

and aw

Straits of some 500

separated by an

yards

in widet:

The centre of each island is rconfiest

rising

to a height

by a range of hills of about 885 feet. Midway in the the to his the village of Pakshin which has

buen

for your pirate fleets

noterims as the haunt of

formidable

as to set

all native authonly at defiance and which has been defended by a battery

armed with

gans of heavy Online- calibe- Immediately opposite on the south of