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109
Cargo
where I discovered the pirate and junks; the pirates escaped to the shore on the Gunboats closing. On boarding the cargo junk I found one man dead and four severely burnt by stink pots, missing.
The pirate junk I burnt.
Afterwards I proceeded to the village of La Riang (where the woman had been carried off to) and communicated with the headman, he stated he knew nothing about the case, but by the advice of the Mandarin, the headman's house was burnt, and himself and another man brought on board as hostages till the woman should be given up. On the 27th instant I towed the cargo junk to Nam-how Mirs Bay, where Medical Assistance was obtained for her crew; from thence proceeded in Company with the "Havoc" to execute my orders with reference to the Hongting Report of Piracy No 5.
Honghui We arrived off Sa Muk, Hoong hii bay at 5 p.m. of the 27th and discovered the pirate junk anchored in the creek. Many of the pirates escaped, but four were captured.
The cargo junk had been released the evening before, but all her Cargo had been taken out, and most of it sold by the villagers of Sa Mant. The junks hauled into the creek that evening, and left that afternoon of the 28th instant.
108
109
Cargo
where I discovered the pirate and juntes; the picates escaped to the shore
on the Gumbouts closing. On boarding the
ergo junk I found
Cargo junk
one man dead and
four severely burnt by stink pots, missing
The purate punk I burnt.
one
Afterwards I proceeded to the village of
La Riang
(where the
woman had been
carried off to) and communicated with
the headman, he stated he knew nothing about the case,
but by the advice of the Mandarin, the headman's house.
was
burnt, and himself and another man brought on board as hostages till the given up. On the
woman should be
27th instant I towed the
cargo punk to
Nam- how Mirs Bay, where Medicul
Assistance was obtained for from thence proceded in Company
her
crew;
and
with
the "Havoc" to execute.
my
orders with
reference to the Hongting Report of
Siracy
No 5.
Honghui
We arrived off Sa. Muk,
Hoong hii buy at 5p.m. of the 27° and
discovered the pirate punk anchored in
the creek.
Many of the pirates excaped, but
were
faur
The
the
captured.
cargo junk had been released evenning before, but all her
had
Cargo
been tatten out, and most of it sold
be the villagers of Sa. Mant. The junloats
hauled into the creek that
left
Jon
the
that evening
evening, and afternoon of the 28" instant
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