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portions of the Southem shores of China. Shoperly speathing his report, being dated the 15th instant, belongs to a half year
not included in the enclosed returno but
it seems desirable to bring it to Your
Space's Knowledge
now.
Lindemant Rodney Slayed Commanding
Her Majesty's Ship BBouncer"
was
accompanied
on that occasion by Lieutenant bompton
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Dornville Commanding the "Algerine"
efficient and active officer who has
very enjoyed
that
a
considerable experience in all regando Tracy. Liuteuant Domville's
verval testimony to myself gives
inllest and most
the
patiofistary corroboration
to his seniors statement which is as
follows,
"3"
Extract from Letter of Proseedings, (315
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August 168) of Lieutenant kommanding Slayd. R. N.
H
have
During the whole of this cruise I
ve
never received direct information
of pirates, and all the Mandarins
on
the
"coast with whom I have communicated
程
have informed
"been
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me
seen or heard
months. This is
that no
pirates
have
of,
about, for many
fully bome out by the
fact that whwas trading junks with
valuable
cargoes farmerly, always made their
mayages in fleets, they
now cruise about singly
without the slightest fear.
cabe
were
This is also
of
very apparent in the the smaller junto whose movements
farmerly governed entirely by the various reports of the whereabouts of the pirates.
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