CO129-252 - Acting Governor Barker & Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1891 [12] — Page 430

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asking his assistance, but $29

was informed that he was absent at Canton.

4. This morning & sent both, Detectives on shore to the Fillage where the Piratical dunks were supposed t

have anchored, and Caplain Sheworts Chinese Interpreter. as were with directions to elici any information they could. as the result of their Exqueries.

I learnt that 5 strange junk

believed

to belong to

द

or there abouts, had anchored off the fill age late on the evening of wednesday the 10" instant that some of the

was

crew had landed the following morning for water, and that the junks left shortly afterwards making it supposed to the Eastward, that they had never been seen there before, and had had no further communication with the store than as stated, and that the villagers who are all fishermen were completely gnorant of any attack having been made, not even being aware that the "Namon" had been

anchored