fishing junk that we had spotted off there
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At first it was very difficult to obtain any sight of her. There was not much wind, the winds were very light. I proceeded in the direction she was last seen in. At 1PM, I again sighted her off the entrance of Mirs Bay and proceeded in chase. When within 4 or 5 miles, the Junk altered her course and stood in for the land about Rocky Harbor, where I came up with her just as she anchored inside an island. The fisherman at once recognised her as his boat, so I found five men, three women, and some children on board (one of the women was wounded by musket balls in two places).
The fisherman stated that one of the men was his brother who had been taken with women and children in the junk. At first, they were afraid to speak, but at last, they stated that they had been part of a pirate junk that had captured them on the evening of 30th Ultimo. They were afraid to speak at first as they thought it would be impossible to ever escape if they did.
They gave their evidence and further stated that the private junk which captured them had taken a large junk full of cargo on the evening of the 20 instant, and they thought she had gone to the vicinity of Macao, where the fishing boat was to have joined her.
The fisherman identified one of the men as having assisted in robbing his boat.
fishing junk that we had sposten off thirs
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At first it
was
very
difficult to oblam
any
Point: so as
There
not
much wind
ve wins
very
I proceeded in the direction sho
vas
last
seen in. At 1PM. I again sighted her off
the entrance of Meir's Bay and proceeded.
in
chase. When
tut
-gol
within 44 or I miles the
Junk altered her cause and stood in for
the land about Rocky Harbor, where I came
up
with her just
Green
as
she anchored inside
island. The fisherman atores recognised
her as his boat, so I
found five men,
Three
got
her alongside and
women and zame
children on board (one of the
women was
musket balls in two places).
wounded by
The
fisherman stated that
сня
of the
mend
Was
the
his brother who had been taken mich
waven and children in the juuse.
information from any of them but at last they stated the other far
the
theuv
They
estat
on
aveve
the pirates
for them to
they had
zna ww
Jan-mm
part of
of a pirate junk that had captured
the evening of 50th Ultime, they said.
afraid to speare at first as should
ever escape it reould be impossible
carry
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their occupation after
against
iham.
given their evidence They listovise stated that the private juust which captured them had taken a large Juuse full of cargo on the evening of the 20 instant, and they thought she had
gene
the vicinity of Macar, where the fishing
boat
OALAN
was to have
Joined
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te
The fisherman identified one of the
as having assisted in robbing his beat
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