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prents of Salt fish - 100 prieuls Rice 4.900

in Silver- that when sailing off San moon

on

the

following evening- they

were attacked

by love furiatical Boats when they first Several Canneshots - Came alongside-

threw on board several Stink pots and

arms-

anti

boarded with arrno - planed informa

pofsingers under hatches and

Crew and

Sailed their Bont to a place called

Pak - Kowo- where they

until

-

wen detained -

P.M. 9th instant. Informants

with six othus of the crew were released. by the Pirates when they look papago in a small fishing boat and arrived

both Pirate

here

yesterday. Can identify

Boats but none

of the Pirates. balue of

Boat and

property $5000.

(Ajoud)

Mm

m_Quin,

Captain Superintendent.

(Coper

No 10.

546

Statement of Johann Justies

Schacht, taken this 20th Jome 1966.

I am mate of the Danish

Schoone "Carl' 114 Sons we

left Hongkong

on the 14th instant at 11.30 AM. with

-general cargo

the

juincipal of which

was Gin, bound to the Amon River-

the following day when near Single Island the vessel going about 2 Kinots

an

how at about 1. P. I saw a

Steering towards us,

Junk

she had slink Pots

and a man at her most heads the

yards

ards to be

squared)

Captain ordered the to endeavour to get away from her- the

and

Junk fired at us with a gun first as sho neared, the men on board her firen