CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 90

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Macao, strong powerful boats unarmed, and as their capture assumed to offer hopes of extinguishing

: for all this elaborate system of piracy, another

6th

expedition was fitted out and on the 1st March Mr Batten accompanied by Chinese mandarin set off in the direction of Macao.

Therefore

9. Just in Portuguese waters and inaccessible to the gunboats after the day one of the gunboats which Mr. Batten had expressly gone, but as a compensation for this, another pirate called "Si maila - hu" - half Chinese, half Portuguese - after being followed into Chinese waters was captured with his gunboat before he had time to make resistance. This pirate was found eventually to be one of the presiding members over the Piratical association "Besides sundry weapons & other articles found on board there were also the three sons of the pirate and a woman.

10. The woman stated that she had known the pirate for eight months and had been present with him in three piracies, one attack having been made on a junk in

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39 Macao, strong powerful boats unarmed, and as their capture assumed to offer hopes of extinguishing : for all this elaborate system of piracy, another 6th expedition was fitted out and on the 1st March Mr Batten accompanied by Chinese mandarin set off in the direction of Macao. Therefore 9. Just in Portuguese waters and inaccessible to the gunboats after the day one of the gunboats which Mr. Batten had expressly gone, but as a compensation for this, another pirate called "Si maila - hu" - half Chinese, half Portuguese - after being followed into Chinese waters was captured with his gunboat before he had time to make resistance. This pirate was found eventually to be one of the presiding members over the Piratical association "Besides sundry weapons & other articles found on board there were also the three sons of the pirate and a woman. 10. The woman stated that she had known the pirate for eight months and had been present with him in three piracies, one attack having been made on a junk in Page 90 Page 91
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39 Macao, strong powerful bouts und will armed, and as their capture sumed to offer hopes of extinguishing : for all this elaborate system of piracy, another 6th expedition was fitted out and on the t March Mr Batten accompanied by chinese mandarin set off in the direction: of Macao. cherefore 9. Just in Portuguese waters and inaccesible day one of the gunks after the which Mr. Batten had expressly gone, tion for this, another but as a compensation for pirate called "Si maila - huil Portuguese half Chinese - after being followbed into chinese waters was cantiered with. his gunk before he had time to make resistancs . This pirate was found any wventually to be one presiding of stra itre sight men over the Piratical asociation "Besides strious weapons & other articles found on board there were also the Three sons of the of pirate and a woman. 10. The woman stated that she had known the pirate for eight monthsund had been present with him in three Piracies, one attack having bun made ona link in Page 90Page 91
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39

Macao, strong powerful bouts und will armed, and as their capture sumed to offer hopes of extinguishing

: for all this elaborate system of piracy, another

6th

expedition was fitted out and on the t March Mr Batten accompanied by chinese mandarin set off in the direction: of Macao.

cherefore

9. Just in Portuguese waters and

inaccesible day one of the gunks after

the

which Mr. Batten had

expressly gone,

tion for this, another

but as a compensation for

pirate called "Si maila - huil Portuguese half Chinese - after being followbed into chinese waters was cantiered with. his gunk before he had time to make resistancs . This pirate was found

any

wventually to be one

presiding

of stra

itre sight men

over the Piratical asociation "Besides strious weapons & other articles

found on board there were also the

Three sons

of the

of

pirate and a woman. 10. The woman stated that she had known

the pirate for eight monthsund had been present with him in three Piracies,

one attack

having

bun made ona link

in

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