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greater difficulties are

likely to impede

the suppression of Piracy. I do not feek

it necesary to pay

an observation so

mouch of events.

9.

more

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reference to very four behind the

It is lelo

easy, cuffuerintly, to devise remedy for the mischief which scasionally arises from the right enjoyed by all

Foreigners

in a

free

Port like this to

purchase under ordinary powder and munitions of

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doubt, at Moccas openly, loccasionally, through the frindo, Piratio

circuvestances

war as no

and here

agency

procure any

of

enterprises be rendered questionable such frurchases for illegal purposes must diminish in proportion as Piracy

becomes

unprofitable. It would be

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very easy mitter to administer He Goverments and suppress Crime if it could be done by merely writing laws and proclamitions. To put down Piracy there must be real life and action in the Executive, and, if there

be, Piracy itself must collapse and with it the puchase of

powder. alluded to

amount

10.

of puch articles. Neverthelefps if, by wise

measures and

energetic

action, the

policy of investing capital in puch Pratical

In 1866 there were

refaels

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and

eightian Foreign

attacked by Pirates within fifty

miles of this Spland. Not one has been

attacked during 1867 and the present