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DO wrest cook! pies I. either of these places, was Ibis island in
our poneriun
Aeon IS an inrlgnificant I. situated about; ;pile up Or
miuntepothicli is re.irred ill rousts with a high thick tuidge,
Offfnetillitie Its a eallherite; there is a verb, dry at low water,
thee Tuna a Irmg way up,init I don't know whether it goes at
`The way h. the fret. Fineman can, get pretty close to the en-
trance of the creek; but, for a conaderaiste distance off it,.are
a gait many rooks, that maki 'it difficult of ac.:asa even to
ships bort'.
When Lieutenant &olden was there with a flag of truce,
he was obliged to wait in the cutter till one-third fiend, trefere
he could get is; :se was met on the beach by about three
hundred reidiers, and by what information I can collect here,
they have altogether between four and five hundred, and seer.
ral armed boats; It is situated on the iniiiß, bearing about
west from the south end of Sate, distance from it two or three
mi'es.
Plumes is moth such another place as Aramra; the fort
larger and 01661 inland; their fence nearly equal; country
the same; a bank rues off the creek, that reader: it inacces-
sible till half flood; it is en the Main, bearing about S.E.
from the N E end ad Sate, distance from it above five mites.
Lieuteeant Sudden sounded through the Channel between
Bate and it ; but had not time torzantine it mote partklilarly.
We know little muse of Oomtee, than that the drip can,
be anchored within shot of it, without danger; and that dad'
creek is notereigable for ships' boats tilt half Hood. The re-
port here is, that Genesee maintains fifteen hundred armed
men, and several boats W. H. DOSIIIK.
His Mcjesty's Ship Fos' Rate HOB*,
HON SIR, Dee. 17, 1503.
I have the honour to inclose you a Letter frith;
the Rajah of Bate ; a Copy of my Summons to him.'
and what information I h‘ve been able to colieft'lle
the force and situation of the piratical Stated *Alb
neighhenrhood.
I am happy to inform vim, that I have sumesthei
in recovering ell the British property that I can dist
cover to have been taken by the people of Bate. cara•
sitting of one ketch, belonging to Buret, with bet
cargo of elephants' teeth, rhinoceros'hums and bidets;
a kind of gum. and bees' wax; thts. the Rajah has
taken a solemn oath, se all the property taken by his
subjects ; whether it is or not, it is impossible for me
to ascertain, not having any document to prove the
contraryi I have, therefore, received it under his
sacred oath, that it is the whole. and have in-
formed him. that regular accounts of the cargo are'
at Bombay and Sant, and if it is discovered that ,
be has kept back any part, the British Govern.
aunt wM be more Mantua, and certainly take his
island from him. I bail the misfortune to get the
tie aground in the harbour. when he sent off to
offer every auistance in his power, and has since
supplied us with water. and sworn sever more to
molest any thing under English colours.
I sent a similar summons to Anima ; they,have
two Surat WWl's, that they say were taken at the
opening of the season. returning treat Bombay, one
with one hundred bars of iron. and some articles of
baggage, private property ; the other in ballast
I am induced to believe their account of the first
botella, as Lieutenant Davidson, of the Stromitois,
recollerits the tircammance of a boteita nearly
empty. being captured by the pirates, en ger return
from Bombay to Surat • and that there was some
baggage en board her blousing to a gentleman at
Surat ; among other things a piano forte, which is
now is my posoassinn; he Aso thinks it probable,
that the ascend betella might be in ballast • u
have nothing to prove the contraty, have deemed
it advisable to ree..ive diem on the same terms I
did the ketch from the Rajah of Bate; the 100
bars of iron they say, are made away with by the
Cooley', and they have no means of returning an
equivalent, bet by restoring a third botella, cap-
tured some time ago by the Pisan/ft people. and
sold to some Swans, residing at Aramra • as this
is. without doubt, British property, though 1 cannot
now trace to whom it belongs, or when it was taken.
I deemed it for the benefit of the merchants, to re.
cave it, particularly as the situation of Aramra se.
cures it float say molestation in my power, except
burning the them betellas in question.

It is-reported here. that two lamellas, richly laden,
*re been carried imo Gamier. I ant only waiting
for a fair wind so proceed to that place.
I have the honour, &c. W. H. Does.s.
His Wjessy's ship Fes. Or Irises,
wits sit, D.a.t+..tl, 503.
I take the opportunity of a boat going to Surat,
to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Secretary War-
den's communication of the yid inst. and beg to in-
form you. that I have sent to Ararnra to de-
mand the patinaer in question. All the other
property that 1 can discover to have been taken,
is. delivered up, and now in my possession ;
Met I was obliged to use force at this glees before
the Rajah would acknowledge be had taken any
thing ; fortunately there wee a man on shore, who
had ism brought its by these people a few days
before, in a rummer helmets to Salwt. taken
on her return from Goa to Bombay; he came down
as the boat that had been on shore with a flag of
truce was putting isLand begged a passage on board.
Having obtained this IfIrOITIIIQO, I deemed it
sufficient cause to commence LostiLties. and opmed
the fire of the Far and &reside on the town, which
wee kept up. at intervals. all the fist and 221 •
daring which time, the omit was twice set on fire.
end great pan of it laid in ruins. Early on the
23J, a Sig of truce cams of, and agreed to pay
the mason of every thing dist had been talent ;
which they acknowledged to be sine mum hoody,
captured last season, sad two yammers this.
The man else cease off its the boat that WS
first sent on shore, with a Sag of truce. was the
orreer of the cargo of ear of the pattansars. He
made oath to the valise it the vessel and cargo ;
end having no better guide. I put the ume vatiaa•
teen on the other. The boody and her cargo of
cocoa. I valued on the best intormation I coold
obtain of the average price of cooly+ at Bombay,
and the worth of those kind of vessels there. This
appeared to me the most equitable method I cosh'
pu sue, and I have bills for the amount. payable at
Bombay. The account of it. I have Ilia Fleagise
to inclose.
I have now with at. two bowl's, aid a
bloody. resswed by for Arantra people • and three
botellas wed • Futuna:. recapture.. sad tap. ves-
sels, takes isms th- pirates. These 1 propose to
being with me to Bombay. in a few dem end to
leave the illavassisb. Lira,. and a large paitamar.
to croimo is this artighboisrltond• till freshet asters.
I !was she honour to be. Ike &c.
W. H. Doses'.
&garment of yahoo pm on the vessels (Rriash
ropily) caromed by the prates d uwmt.,
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