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Who, in acknowledging, the Great assistance rendered by 4. M. &quadrow in the Extirpation of this Eail, felt it was incumbeat you the Chinese fout to tabure it's Thare in the goad wanks, thot

Merely to be a

to be a lodborou

Accordingly &. E. requested Me to assist him in Establishing. I squadrow of steam Gauchoats, under European Officers, which I did, & as you visited two dz them, the "Aulan" & the "Chento" & were pleased treperes Your Approval of their appointment x Efficiency, you will better pisse

Lervices.

they have

rendered when Litale that

both these bepels have returned from a loup Crise

Learch &

down the Coast to the Gulf of Zouquin, & after a mast Careful Enquiry, report they have not discovered & single Piratical Jumbar haunton a coast line of at least dos Miles in Extent, which there or four years Lince thered with pirates, & was dangerous Even for European hepselt to approach.

Jam aware that in the

Neighbourhood