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arrival I discovered five pirate junks. Close in shore disposing of their Booty. The extreme shallowness of this portion of Mirs Bay Sound rendered their position tolerably safe. Nevertheless, I was able to get within about two thousand yards of them in the gun boat when I boarded them in my boats and captured them with very little difficulty.

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Grading 103 - Sending that one was a quite which had been Captured by the Pirates handed her over to the Brandenburg Authorities here / with five Chinese junks which were captured. The remainder I burnt at the request of the Mandarin who accompanied me.

In rescuing the first stranded vessel the boats' Crew experienced some little resistance being fired on from the Shore huts.

No Casualties took place.

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In performing this service I was guided by the Chart of the " Admiralty Survey" as well as that of the Foochow Bay.

And trusting it will meet Your approbation,

Foochow

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arrival I discovered five pirate junks. Close in shore disposing of their Booty. The extreme shallowness of this portion of Mirs Bay Sound rendered their position tolerably safe. Nevertheless, I was able to get within about two thousand yards of them in the gun boat when I boarded them in my boats and captured them with very little difficulty. 3- Grading 103 - Sending that one was a quite which had been Captured by the Pirates handed her over to the Brandenburg Authorities here / with five Chinese junks which were captured. The remainder I burnt at the request of the Mandarin who accompanied me. In rescuing the first stranded vessel the boats' Crew experienced some little resistance being fired on from the Shore huts. No Casualties took place. 10 In performing this service I was guided by the Chart of the " Admiralty Survey" as well as that of the Foochow Bay. And trusting it will meet Your approbation, Foochow
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arrival Idiscovered five pirate kinks. Close in Chone disposing their Booty. The extreme Shalloween this pontin of Mrichew Sound rendered their position tolerably Gate Inevertheless wasable thet within about two thousand Yards them in the Sun Boat when & boarded them in myboats and Captured them with hick little difficulty 3- Grading 103 - Sending that one was e quite which had been Capte rea he. Perates Thanded her over the Brandareen Auth is here / with five Ghan which were captured the Amanider Iburnt at the request Otte Mandareen who accompanied In rasuing the first rained Gessel the boats Crew expericireed Dome little dof resistance being fired on fumm the Show hutus 0000 Casualties toote place. 10 In performing this service Eneas quided by art her & the fine following of the " Statini orden. as well astirk 6 of the toochow been And trucking it will meet You approbatini السما (sa aton. Foochow
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arrival Idiscovered five pirate

kinks. Close in Chone disposing

their Booty. The extreme Shalloween this pontin of Mrichew Sound rendered their position tolerably

Gate Inevertheless wasable thet within about two thousand Yards them in the Sun Boat when & boarded them in myboats and Captured them with hick little difficulty

3-

Grading

103 - Sending that one was e quite which had been Capte rea he. Perates Thanded her over the Brandareen Auth is here / with five Ghan which were captured the Amanider Iburnt at the request

Otte Mandareen who accompanied

In rasuing the first rained Gessel the boats Crew expericireed Dome little dof resistance being fired on fumm the Show hutus

0000

Casualties toote place.

10

In performing this service Eneas quided by art her & the fine following of the " Statini orden. as well astirk 6 of the toochow been

And trucking it will meet You approbatini

السما

(sa aton.

Foochow

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