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great violence was used. The

atlaist

took place about to miles from Hongthong and the Master of the "Casar fancied, when entering Hougtting hauler sonce

that he

days subsequently, papsed by the vorry Just which

had attacked him.

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:: Receiving information which led me to suppose the Pirates had

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Canton, I sent the Master and Steward of

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the "Casar there with a letter to Consul N.2.

Rebution, who couted himself very much

and who

was

supported by the Chinese

at

Officials, but all efforts failed in detecting any of the Pirates or their Pefsel. At the same time the Senior Naval Officer, my request, sent a Gunboat mich live of of the "Carl to search the harbor

The crew

and wighbanhood of Macae where they

received

hit

6.

every afsistance from the Governer,

wee an

manccessful..

I am happy to say how we that

the stir chus made and the emulation at

last everted

amenger

stitie Police, whose : activity of late has greatly improved,

resulted in the apprehension this morning

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of several

men on this Island,

whan, as also

Qundry

some

of

artides of property

fand with them, have been identified

o'ike Carl and Master of the

by

the

"Casar. I have put the

case in the hands

of the Acting Attorney Genual with a view to preventing the witnefers leaving the Colony till the case is disposed of

I cannot however quit this subject

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