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        "document_key": "CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5]",
        "page_number": 338,
        "title": "CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5]",
        "content_text": "18\n\n331\n\n190\n\nin tow.\n\nAnchoring for the night at the N. entrance of the Staitan Straits, we were informed that 10 large piratical West Coast boats were supposed to be somewhere inside Meichen Sound.\n\nThe following day (18th) when standing under sail for Langit, we perceived two suspicious-looking W. C. boats apparently in pursuit of some salt junks then working through the straits; the mandarin urged me to overhaul them; but being certain that with the fresh breeze then blowing I should have some difficulty in catching them, and that if they turned out to be pirates, the news of their capture would reach the main body of the piratical squadron the same evening, I took no notice of them (hoping to find them on my way back) but proceeded quietly under sail to an anchorage off Langit. There, the villagers informed me that these two junks had left there in the morning in chase of the salt junks.\n\nNext morning (19th) I weighed under sail, so as to arrive off Meichen Sound with the first of the flood, sending the Dragon boat to collect intelligence from Pinghai auch, passing inside Meichen Island, to join us off Roque's Point. At 10:15 a.m.",
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5]",
        "page_number": 343,
        "title": "CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5]",
        "content_text": "300\n\nsome\n\nLew was informed by his relations living near, that a week before we arrived 10 large M.C. boats had been about Meichen Loned, but that some of their friends having taken a large Loo. choo junk them fearing the advent of the Gunboat had run Louth. That about a mouth ago a foreign lorche on board with several Europeans has been captured about the Haitan tex.\n\nclothes, fur jackets, opium pipes tay sex. found on board, the pirates must have been very successful of late, and, doubtless, a good amount of treasure was taken on shore by the Lampaus. Several mandarin hats with feathers were found, and among other things, a letter of introduction to the celebrated pirate as that they have formed a portion of the Imperial fleet. Straits, and every soul on board killed.\n\nThis was evidently the same Lorcha that I saw, and I suspect that she had been smuggling opium along the Coast. From the quantity of five Leaving Meichen Sound on the morning of the 2 out I with difficulty arrived at Lorchow you on the 25th I have the honor to request you will be pleased to call the favorable attention of the Commander",
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        "id": 259261,
        "series_id": 27,
        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5]",
        "page_number": 361,
        "title": "CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5]",
        "content_text": "they had gone being short thence to Meichin but of coal with thick listey weather I sailed for Amoy. Meichin is 354 being unable to tow them and with the sanction of the Consul handed the captain and three other prisoners to the Authorities at Amoy.\n\nperfect next over of pirates and would require more than one Gun Boat to prevent escape through numerous intricate peerages.\n\nand \"On the 28th February I seized two small piratical junks at anchor, they had neither papers nor cargo and could give no account of themselves and the captain of one was recognized as a well known character. The Mandarin I had with me having condemned them I sent the junks adrift on the rocks Amoy April 9th 1852.\n\nI left Amoy on the 2nd and anchored in Chilang bay. On a leisurely lifting I observed a Canton junk near us. Her guns were found loaded and depressed, boseting nettings were triced up and stinkpots at the gangways as on a captured junk board. I therefore took possession of her. One fisherman was on board.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12]",
        "page_number": 96,
        "title": "CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12]",
        "content_text": "his retirement from Office.\n\nI shall in another despatch submit Mr. Mitchell's claim for Pension.\n\nI cannot omit the present opportunity of stating that Mr. Mitchell has discharged the duties of his onerous and highly responsible office with great ability and efficiency, and that a competent successor will not be easily found.\n\nThe continuation of the Collectorship of Stamp Revenue in conjunction with that of Postmaster General is a matter I should wish for more time to consider.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nMy Lord, Your Lordship's most Obedient humble Servant,\nW. H. Meighen \nGovernor.",
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