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search for the Guns

of

the

Junk which had bean thrown

overboard but being unsuccessful, landed and scoured the hills of

the Pirates who were still visible

in large numbers, whilst so

employed

to recover

تو ہے

the

dash was

made

guns, by a large

party of pirates in

which was

of

small

small gunks

defeated by a party

فلم تخبر خوب گر کر سکے

men

advancing

into the water covered

Marines

junks

by

the

on the beach. Two

were

captured which I

subsequently burnt - I also..

dismounted the

4 guns

(4 in No)

and cut the buoy ropes. Having

the Gunbout

succeeded in

1 getting

thing the

aftout, at about noon

29

of the 192.

I proceeded out for Sha - MM. but through the stupidity wilfulness of the Captain of the Fishing Sunk again took the ground 5 feet 5 in (soft mud)

with an ebb tide and

remuined there till the following

day

tidle (10.30)

when I went on

and anchored about 2 miles from Shu-mi, I then landed with the

Mi

boats, and ( the Mandwrin having,

communicated with the authorities

of the town) I destroyed two houses which the informant

pointed out

axx

ant

belonging to

i