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and took her in tow.

The first pick which was a very large one mounting a heavy armament stranded with deep water threw the forms overboard and burnt.

I now proceeded with one prize in tow to search for the remaining two which I took and burnt in the entrance of Siu Chan, the Crews escaping to shore. As I was coming up the towing hawser having parted while I was chasing the last of the vessels I was bringing to Hong Kong was left about this time astern and on my picking her up again I found the remainder of her Crew had been taken away & I suppose by fishing boats.

Later in the day I found a trading junk anchoring in inlet where crew told me there was a pirate and had robbed that vessel about two weeks before, and the Capt. and some of the men offered to come and give evidence both of whom I have brought to this port with the 12 prisoners.

I could learn nothing relating to the Case of Piracy onboard the Henry Darling.

I have been (say 4. Shrewitt.

Lieut. Com.

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and took her in tow. The first pick which was a very large one mounting a heavy armament stranded with deep water threw the forms overboard and burnt. I now proceeded with one prize in tow to search for the remaining two which I took and burnt in the entrance of Siu Chan, the Crews escaping to shore. As I was coming up the towing hawser having parted while I was chasing the last of the vessels I was bringing to Hong Kong was left about this time astern and on my picking her up again I found the remainder of her Crew had been taken away & I suppose by fishing boats. Later in the day I found a trading junk anchoring in inlet where crew told me there was a pirate and had robbed that vessel about two weeks before, and the Capt. and some of the men offered to come and give evidence both of whom I have brought to this port with the 12 prisoners. I could learn nothing relating to the Case of Piracy onboard the Henry Darling. I have been (say 4. Shrewitt. Lieut. Com.

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and took her in toro The first pick which was a very large one mounting a heavy armament Shanded with deep water threw the forms overboard and burnt. ni I now proeeded with one purite tow to Search for the remanining two which took and burnt in the entrance. of Sols Channel, the Crews escaping Alte Shore as Ewas coming up broning of the towring hawser having parted while Twas chasing the last thes vessels the for the Iwas bringing * Hong Kongwear left about this tricke astern and on my picking her up again Hound the remainder of her Grew had been taken away & Iuppare Suppose by fishing boats and later in the day found a trading punk wistarting Inlet where Greas told the punk d had intors was a pirate and had bobbed that bessel about two heeeks before, and the Capt = and me thes man 16 evidence affered to come and give les both of whom Thave brought to this pout with the 12 presvier I could learn nothing relation to the Case of Piracy onboard the Henry Darling: Shave be (say 4. Shrewitt. Liens Cms.

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and took her in toro

The first pick which was a very large one mounting a heavy armament Shanded with deep water threw the forms overboard and burnt.

I now proeeded with one purite

tow to Search for the remanining two which took and burnt in the entrance. of Sols Channel, the Crews escaping Alte Shore as Ewas coming up

broning of the towring hawser having parted while Twas chasing the last thes vessels the for the Iwas bringing * Hong Kongwear left about this tricke astern and on my picking her up again Hound the remainder of her Grew had been taken away & Iuppare Suppose by fishing boats and later in the day found a trading punk wistarting Inlet where Greas told the punk d had intors was a pirate and had bobbed that bessel about two heeeks

before, and the Capt = and me thes

man

evidence

affered to come and give les both of whom Thave brought to this pout with the 12 presvier

I could learn nothing relation

to the Case of Piracy onboard the Henry Darling:

Shave be

(say 4. Shrewitt.

Liens Cms.

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