CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7] — Page 197

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(behind Pasoda Deland at the head of Dias Bay, where I arrived at noon on the 29th having anchored for the previous night in Miss Bay and left there at 6 a.m.. At As-chung I liberated the two men of the junk moved by the tre Aknew and Ayck, but was unable to get at either the man See-a-ser who had taken her, or the two, Yung hak and Lee-yung-a-hap who had detained her and who appear to be respectively the Father and Grandfather of the Pirate; I succeeded however in procuring for the owners of the junk the sum of $100 in compensation for the losses they had sustained in the following manner.

A man professing to be a friend of See-a-ser came on board, and Yung-a-hap sent me the above sum to go away and cease my attempts to arrest his friend; this I of course refused, but detained Yung-a-hap as a hostage for the appearance of See-a-ser. On the following morning another friend came on board, who offered the $100 as compensation from See-a-ser to the junk owners, asking me to settle the matter in this compromise manner, and this (as it agreed with the views of the Mandarin official

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(behind Pasoda Deland at the head of Dias Bay, where I arrived at noon on the 29th having anchored for the previous night in Miss Bay and left there at 6 a.m.. At As-chung I liberated the two men of the junk moved by the tre Aknew and Ayck, but was unable to get at either the man See-a-ser who had taken her, or the two, Yung hak and Lee-yung-a-hap who had detained her and who appear to be respectively the Father and Grandfather of the Pirate; I succeeded however in procuring for the owners of the junk the sum of $100 in compensation for the losses they had sustained in the following manner. A man professing to be a friend of See-a-ser came on board, and Yung-a-hap sent me the above sum to go away and cease my attempts to arrest his friend; this I of course refused, but detained Yung-a-hap as a hostage for the appearance of See-a-ser. On the following morning another friend came on board, who offered the $100 as compensation from See-a-ser to the junk owners, asking me to settle the matter in this compromise manner, and this (as it agreed with the views of the Mandarin official
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( behind Pasoda Deland at the head f Dias Day, where Jarrived at noon on the 29th having inchored for the previous night in Miss Day and lift there at 6 a. M.. At As- chung I liberated the two men the junk moved by the tre Aknew and Ayck, but was unable to get ab either the man See-a-ser who had taken her, on the two, Yung hak and Lee-yung-a-hap who had detained her and who appear to be respectively the Father and Grand father of the Purate; I succeeded however in proewing of the junk the for the owners viz:- sum of $100 in compensation_ 193 for the loses they had austained in the following A man of See and offered away manner. progessing to be a friend board, Cam on yung-a-hap me the above sum to go and cease. my attempts to arrest his frient; this I of course refused, but detained himm as ما hostage for the appearance of See- On the following hap. On yung-a-hap. came on -morning another friend. board, who offered the $100 as yung a- в compensation from Sec- to the junk covers, asking the matter in this compromise me hap with manner, and this (as it agreed the views of the Mandarin officiil
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behind Pasoda Deland at the head f Dias Day, where Jarrived at noon on the 29th having inchored for the previous night in Miss Day and lift there at 6 a. M.. At As- chung I liberated

the two men the junk moved by the tre Aknew and Ayck, but was unable to get ab either the man

See-a-ser who had taken her, on the two, Yung hak and Lee-yung-a-hap who had detained her and who appear to be respectively the Father and Grand father of the Purate; I succeeded however in proewing

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