I flew very fresh from the Northward and remained at anchor.
On the morning of the day, a Chinese detective belonging to the Hong Kong Police came on board and reported that the junk of which I was in search was at anchor off the Town Kong-mun on the Sy-Kiang or West river. I accordingly proceeded up the river between Macao and Lantau Islands into the Broadway and up that river into the Sy-Kiang. At 5. P.M., when just below the entrance of the creeks leading to Kong-mun, a junk was seen answering the pirate's description. As soon as she saw this vessel, she made sail and ran into the creek about a couple of miles. When finding she was being overtaken, she was run on the bank and before I could get close enough to prevent it, the crew, from 20 to 30 in number, made their escape to the shore. I immediately sent a boat's crew to try and overtake some of them, but they returned after some length of time, after an unsuccessful pursuit, the pirates having got into the country and dispersed.
Having got the junk off...
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On the morning of the sol Chinese detective belonging to the Hong Kong Police came on board and reported that the junk of which I was in search was at anchor off the Town Kony-
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firates description. As soon as she saw this vessel she made sail and raw if the creek about a couple of miles when finding she was being overtakem was sum on the bank and before I could get close enough to prevent it the crew from 20 to 30 in number made their escape to the chore. I immediately sent a boots crew to by and overlake some of them but they returned after
some
length of time
after an unsuccesful fursuit the pirater having got into the Country and dispersed. -
baving got the junk off.
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