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on the 15th June. Three others had previously been executed for the same offence on the 20th Ultimo, and their Captain has recently been captured near Macao and will in all human probability undergo the same fate, as the evidence against him is stronger than against any of the others.
Nevertheless, in the intervals between the first and second executions, a large English Barque, the "Buonaventure", was followed from this Harbor by a fast sailing junk, and attacked the same evening. She was captured and plundered notwithstanding the gallant defence made by the Captain and his mate.
I enclose a detailed account of which I have no doubt that the parties who fitted out the Pirate reside in Staunton - and it is not improbable that the Piratical Junk itself is even now in the Harbour amongst a crowd of other junks - of which it has been hitherto the practice to take no account - and over which exercised no control has ever been.
Yesterday intelligence reached me of the sacking of some villages not far from...
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on the 157 June. Three others had previously been executed for the same offence
on the 20th Ultims,
and their Cortain has recently been
castured near Macao and will
in all human probability unders the same fate,
fate, as the evidence against him is stronger
against any of
the others.
than
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the first and second cxecutions,
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large English Barque the
"Buonaventure" was
followed from
this Harbor by a fart sailing
dunk, and attacked the same
evening. She was captured and plundered notwithstanding
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the
gallant defence made by the
Castain and his mate.
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I enclose a detailed account.
I have no double that
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the parties who fitted out the Pirate reside in Stougtong- and it is not improbable that the Piratical Tank itself is even now in the Starbor_ amongst crowd of other dunks- of which it has been hitherto the practice
to take no account - and over
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which exercised
no control has
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Yesterday intelligence
renched me of the sucking of some villages not for from
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