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Canton are but rarely employed in the pursuit of pirates. They are principally engaged in the congenial occupation of slave collecting, and with this object they are invariably to be found at either the entrance of the Kong harbor.

Notwithstanding the fact that the ostensible Commanders of these gun vessels are Europeans, who may be men of good principles, and desirous of doing only that which is just and proper, there is grave doubt as to whether they are not often misled by the Chinese Officers who accompany them, and betrayed into acts from which they would shrink if aware of the real nature of what they are doing.

Under these circumstances, we should regard the permanent presence of a Chinese gunboat within this harbor with the most profound alarm. It would afford secret opportunity for oppression of the trade of this place, which the Chinese Officials would not be likely to neglect, and apart from this consideration, it is more than probable that the Chinese on board would soon be bribed into league with the pirates themselves.

Even were these Officials honest, it would still be undesirable in the highest degree to have a Chinese cruiser permanently...

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515 Canton are but rarely employed in the pursuit of pirates. They are principally engaged in the congenial occupation of slave collecting, and with this object they are invariably to be found at either the entrance of the Kong harbor. Notwithstanding the fact that the ostensible Commanders of these gun vessels are Europeans, who may be men of good principles, and desirous of doing only that which is just and proper, there is grave doubt as to whether they are not often misled by the Chinese Officers who accompany them, and betrayed into acts from which they would shrink if aware of the real nature of what they are doing. Under these circumstances, we should regard the permanent presence of a Chinese gunboat within this harbor with the most profound alarm. It would afford secret opportunity for oppression of the trade of this place, which the Chinese Officials would not be likely to neglect, and apart from this consideration, it is more than probable that the Chinese on board would soon be bribed into league with the pirates themselves. Even were these Officials honest, it would still be undesirable in the highest degree to have a Chinese cruiser permanently...
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515

Canton are but rarely employed in the

presuit of pirates. They

ed in she

engaged

more)

are..

principally

congenial occupation

of lave collecting, and with this object they

invariably to be fand at either I

are ind

entrance of

the

Korg harbor

không trong

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Europeans, who

be men of good principles, and devisors of doing only that which is just and proper, there is

konw

for

They

may

grave

༩༩་ ༩་

doubt

Ao

to wheter

not often be misled by the

Chinese Officers who

accompany

them,

betrayed into acts from which

AVVAL

doing.

Under these circumistânces

should

and the

regard

istances we

permanent presence

of a Chinese Gumboat within this harbor

with the most profound alarm.

A world afford

secret

such

av

am.

opportunity for

oppression of the trade of chive place the Chinese Officials would not

be likely to negleit, and apart from

this carsideration it is

More...

than

probable that the Chinese on board

ld voon be bribed

of any such vessel

such vesel world.

into league with the pirates themselves.

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Even were these

Mo

real

and

they as honest

for auch

grando

new

would shrink if

of the real nature of what they

to have

be in devirable in the highest degree

a

Chinese creciser permanently

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