CO129-147 - Public Offices - 1870 — Page 405

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Delive

or w

neighbourhood of the Haus kauf Waters Cases of Porary occationally

but the presumption is they are plotted in the Chineso Lown & Committed by feeling repels sailing from libre Colomp, & bearing this repiibration number

by "Quake boats" (small open Lampaus) which creeps from under the land in Calmes, &o board posing nessels & rob them ; but this is not "Porocy" in it's time intent & meaning - indeed the day of farmidable Flats of there robbers swapig up & down the Coast, leaying black-mail, & destroying life

x

403

& property is a thing of texpect,

& the last bunse of the Gunboats Announces the fact that for the present, at least, piracy Coast has ceased the formidable

on the

Kis in all probability Annihilated, Inced no more thaw refers to the means by which this has been

Effected. The repants have hade made to mo of many

Charles

Lights & captures during the part : as your lete the tale of the tucup of these Gunboats, & the Gallantry of their officers & brew, & Law Zwe Z. E. mill fuel gratifick that the last despatch Degret Wo Lay Oshall have the honour of addrepung to you in China,

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.