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those nefarious pursuits. To deal adequately with
such magnitude required at once energetic and
evit ... of such scheme of action comprehensive;
and if, in devising and carrying out the measures
necessary, there was much anxiety and labor, I
cannot but feel that they are well repaid by the satisfactory report
I was enabled to transmit to His Grace on the 14th July last.
20. In contrast with the events of last year, when no
less than six foreign vessels were captured in the
vicinity of these waters, and in many atrocious murders of Europeans perpetrated, I was then enabled to state and can
still report that since the 1st of September last not one such case has recurred, and that out
of 18 cases of Piracy reported for the three Quarters ended on the 30th of June last,
most were comparatively trivial, whilst in eleven a more or less effective punishment had been inflicted on the guilty,
and in none was there the slightest evidence to show the least connection between the Pirates and their former principal Centre of operations, viz. Hongkong.
29. On the whole I think there is now reasonable hope that the time is not far distant, when we may look forward to being able to give
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those nefarious pursuits. To deal adequately with
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necesary, there
was
much
cannot but
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responsibility. anxiety and labor. I
that they
are well
repaid by the satisfactory report
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enabled to transmit to
on the 14th last July.
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year
when no
foreign vessels
were
less than six
captured in the
vicinity of these waters, and in
many
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atrocious murders of Europeans perpetrated, I was then enabled to state and can
still report that since the 1s!
of last
September not one such case has."
recurred, and that out
of
18 Pases of
Eiracy reported for the three Quarters ended on the 30th of last
were
June,
most
comparatively trivial, whilst in
eleven
a
more or
punishment effective had been inflicted
guilty
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less
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and in none was there the
slightest evidence to shew the least connection between the Pirates and
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their farmer principal Centre of operations
· vir Hongkong.
29.
On the whole I think there
is new
reasonable hope that the
time is not far distant, when we
may
to
look forward" being able to give
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