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Her Majesty's Steam-sloop Rattler,
Hong Kong, 28th Juno, 1855.
Sir,—Since my last letter, dated May 29th,. in
which I informed you of a successful expedition against
the pirates at Samchow, 1 have had information supplied
of two more robberies having been committed; the first
they could not make out any English ownership or that
the plundered vessel belonged at all to Hong Keng, r I
let them alone ; as to the second, on the 4th June Mr.
Caldwell came off to say an English lorcha had been cap-
tured near St. John's, with a very valuable cargo on board,
and the informants said they had no doubt the pirates
were still there. I got up steam instantly, and proceeded
so as to arrive there at daylight, which was done, and the
boats sent into the harbour, where we unfortunately found
only one small piratical boat, which was burnt. I then,
from information received from a boat, Went as far as
Nampang, which we went completely round without seeing
anything. I then stood back and managed, by lying to
during the night, to fetch into Tyloo very early in the
morning of the 6th, and cruised round, as far as the
shallow water would allow, without seeing anything. I
thou steered for the Ladrone Islands, and as we neared
thew, observed two large piratical boats come round a
point, and when they saw us they ran in shore and deserted
their boats, the crews running away in all directions, car-
rying largo bundles. The boats were sent in and the ves-
sels brought out. I then landed the boats' crows under the
command of Messrs. Wrey and Greer, to search for some
of the property
.we thought we had seen them secrete.
Nothing of any importance was found on shore, but on
board we found piratical flags—mandarin's and rebel. Mr.
Caldwell concurring with myself that there was no doubt
as to their character, they were towed out to.sea, the guns
thrown overboard, and the vessels burnt. I then went and
looked into some more small harbours among these islands,
and it getting dark I thought it better to return to Hong
Kong, where I have remained up to this date without any
more zeports I could act on.—I have, &e.,
(Signed) W. A. FELLOWES, Commander,
His Excelloney Rear-Admiral Sir J,
Commander-in-Chief.

Her Majesty's steam-sloop Rattler,
Hong Kong, 6th August, 1855.
Sic,—My last letter apprised your Excellency of pirates
being once more abroad committing depredations. Now I
have the honour to inform you that I started from
Hong Kong on the 30th ultimo after these plunderers,
touching at Macao for information which led me on the
3lst to look into all the bays for some distance to the
southward of Macao ; but seeing nothing, I crossed over
to the Ladrones, taking a turn round all the islands in the
neighbourhood, with the like want of success. Not de-
spairing, however, of finding their haunt I retraced my
steps back to Macao, where, with the assistance of Mr.
Caldwell, late Government Interpreter, I obtained some
Chinamen who stated they knew their whereabouts.
Standing again to the southward as far as Tyloo I came
up with part of the junks the pirates had captured ; but
the pirate chief, with several armed junks, keeping in
shore, where the water is shallow, prevented the ship
reaching him or our shot and shell doing him or his ves-
sel any harm. Suspecting the pirates would remain in
their faneied security, I hastened back to Hong Kong, land-
ing the Chinamen at Macao on my way, called on his Ex-
cellency Sir Jno. Bowring on the 2d, and, with his con-
currence, had an interview with Captain M'Cluney,
of the United States steam-frigate Powhatton, who on nay
personal application placed a volunteer force at my dis-
posal, consisting of two paddle.box boats aid a cutter,
fitted each with a 12-pounder howitzer, and manned with
, tinder the command of Lieute-
nantadditional strength and the
66EagseleaPegots,anrasammn. dall2sWBtemaitmahnerntehis drawing seven feet of water, lent
by Mr. Caldwell for the occasion, I quitted Hong Kong
once more on the 3d instant with the steamer and boats in
tow of the Rattler and anchored the same night as near
the point on the north side of Kulan as practicable. At
daylight on the 4th all the boats of the Rattler and the
Powhatton, manned and armed, were taken in tow of the
Eaglet, the depth of water not permitting Rattler to pro-
ceed farther, and stood at once for Kulan, which was
found to be empty ; but, looking round, a creek, appa-
rently on the main land, was discovered, where the mast-
heads of several junks could bo distinctly seen, and about
the same time a lorcha was observed to leave the creek
with the evident intention of escaping, but to prevent
her doing so, Idespat
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endeavourLieutenant to cut her off ; the boats en
coming up with her found she. was in possession of the
usual sailing letter, and the master stated he had that
morning effected his escape, after being plundered of
everything of value The Eaglet soon towed the boats
abreast of the creeks, the pirates as we neared firing seve-
ral ineffectual guns by way, I suppose, of defiance ; we re•
turned in exchange five 24-pounder rockets that I had
procured before starting. These, fired from the steamer,
alarmed the pirates, numbering in all 34 junks, crowded
guns and men, as they immediately hoisted their sails and
made for the head of the creek. Perceiving this the boats
pushed off in chase. On reaching a small island at the
head of the creek, the larger junks made a stand, with
broadsides towards us, tiring ,with much rapidity and in
excellent direction, but the boats returning their fire with
shell and grape, and closing rapidly amidst a shower of
shot, made a dash and the junks were ours, the crews
taking to the water. Leaving a small party of men in
charge, the boats pursued the others, who had, with a
light air, gained the middle of a large bay, or rather la-
goon, which opened out of the creek, and succeeded in
taking many of them.
Nine war junks, mounting 130 guns of all sizes, and
nine small junks (traders) the pirates had detained were
captured.
We felt ourselves obliged to burn and destroy the war
7 junks, as also two of the trading junks;' tight approaching

List of Killed and Wounded in the Engagement with
Pirates at Kulen, on the 4th August, 1855.
United States Boat Division.
KILLED.—Joseph A. Halsey, landsman ; Isaac Coe,
landsman.
WOUNDED.—Lieutenant Pegram, contusion of hand ;
Lieutenant Rolando, burn of hand ; John Popper, seaman,
mortally (dead) ; B. Adamson, marine, gunshot, danger.
ously (dead) ' • J. Pendergast, landsman, fracture of left
clavicle and burns; Samuel Mullard, marine, burn, very
severely (dead) ; Frederick Hommell, marine, burn, very
severely; P. Walderschmidt, marine, burn, very severely;
Joshua Lewis, seaman, burn, very severely • William
Taylor, captain afterguard, burn, very severely; Charles
Tin-well, seaman, cutlass wound.
(Signed) ALBERT SCHRIVER,
Assistant-Surgeon, U.S.N.,
(Copy) U.S. Steam-Frigate Powhatton.
(Signed) W. A. FELLOWES,
Commander H.M.S. Rattler.

TRANSMITTING REPORTS FROM COMMANDER
VANSITTART OF CONFLICTS WITH PIRATI-
CAL JUNKS.

Winchester, nt Hong Kong,
9th November, 1855.

Sir,—l have the pleasure to transmit herewith a report
from Commander Vansittart of ber Majesty's sloop Bittern,
detailing certain opora.tions against pirates in the Gulf of
Leotnag, together with a copy of my reply to that officer
in acknowledgment of the services above referred to.
I have also the honour to forward the accompanying re-
ports from Commander Vansittart, in relation to a later
action between the Bittern and a greatly saperior force of
junks, in Shiepoo Bay, on which occasion the pirates ap-
pear to have commenced hostilities. _ I also forward my re-
ply to Commander Vansittart's report upon that service
and I cannot recommend to the notice of their Lordships
in terms too high, the skill, gallantry, and resolution
displayed by Commander Vansittart, and by the officers,
seamen, and marines who were engaged.
I regret to add that success was not achieved without
serious loss, and I beg to recommend to the consideration
of their lordships the ease of the family of Mr. Turner,
late Master of the Bittern, who fell in the last-named ac-
tion while gallantly conducting the ships towards the
pirate junks.—l have, &c.,
J. STIRLING,
Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
To the Secretary of the Admiralty.

Her Majesty's sloop Bittern,
Woosung, Sept. 2.
Sir,—l have the honour to report the return this day of
H.M. sloop, under my command, from a successful cruize
in search of the pirates referred to in paragraph 5. and en-
closures of my letter of proceedings to your Excellency of
the Ist August; bad weather and other circumstances de-
tained us until the 7th ult., when we started frovi Woo-
sung in tow of the Confucius steamer, that vessel manned
and armed from the American frigate, having been sup-
plied by the Chinese authorities with necessary officials,
pilots, and informers.
2. At the port of Tsing-hae.wei, near Staunton Island,
the Confucius obtained information of the pirates' move-
ments, the fleet numbering by various accounts from 37
to 40, including, as the Chinese said, two European yes-
aels, with Europeans on board, had proceeded northward ;
this went to confirm the information I had already received
of Englishmen having joined themselves to these villains,
rendering them vastly more formidable ; so I decided to
prosecute the search, and in tow of the Pavushan followed
the Confucius round Shaugtung promontory, and she
having examined Wei-hai-Wei, rejoined us in Cho-fou
Harbour, which we found rudely stockaded, in prepara-
tion for the pirates ; they had however passed on, and un-
fortunately the shortness of coal obliged the Confucius to
give up the chase.
3. Passing through Mid-Tao Strait and striking north-
ward for Ross Bay in the Gulf of Leotung, at length on
the 18th ult., the privates were observed in the unex-
plored bight northward of that bay, ending in the sizeable
river which leads to the city of Fuchan ; the Pave-
shan having towed us in, we still found ourselves obliged
to anchor between two and three miles outside the pirates,
in two and a half fathoms ; the boats returned with sound-
ings that rendered it doubtful if they could be approached,
although over the bar of two fathoms, at about half a mile
distant from the pirate fleet, wo found a hole of three
fathoms, which was buoyed after dark •
4. On the following morning the pirates numbering from
thirty to forty, including two lorohas with canvas sails,
formed two divisions, and with a leading wind bore down
in pretty style, and opened a respectable fire on her Ma-
jesty's sloop, which weighed and stood off to lead them
out. I tacked and returned their fire, perhaps somewhat
to soon, although they had already -struck the ship, and
continued working their guns with spirit ; for they then
began a clever maneouvre, joined their two divisions, and
running for shoal water and a reef, kept in such a position
that it was necessary to yaw up to bring our guns to bear,
each time increasing our distance, and improving their
chances of escape. Owing to the continued down-pour of
rain, and misty weather, it was difficult to count the exact
force opposed to us, but that Europeans served the guns of
two of the largest seeing highly probable ; for having ob-
tained their range, they continued firing until they were
dismasted and in a sinking state. As one boat was disabled
another would take it in tow, and although surrounded with
wreck I was glad to heave aback and work out of a dan-
gerous corner into which they had led us, without taking
possession of any of their vessels. Eight of their number,
however, were sunk or abandoned.

5. Ha:ring communicated with the authorities, on the
following morning we proceeded northward to release the
merchant fleets. These we found had taken shelter high
up various streams ; upwards of 100 of them in a river
leading to the city New-Chang, of which we anchored in
4i fathoms, in lat. 40 deg. 38 min. N. long. 122 deg.
0 min. E., eight miles distant from the low entrance
to the river. Between two or three miles within the bar
is the seaport itself, of respectable size, with large estab-
lishments of grain. Here we learnt the pirates had al-
ready been, and, disappointed in obtaining their calculated
ransom (the junks that had ventured past them having
paid 1,200 dollars each, others having been burnt that had
not the money), they seized a Chinese of no great rank,
and, quartering him, sent his remains on shore in a basket
to the authorities, with a threat that unless 100,000
dollars were immediately forthcoming. they would
treat the mandarins in the same way. Having obtained
their booty, they were loitering on the coast for merchant
craft when we fell in with them.
6. Turning to the southward, and searching various
corners, we came up with thirteen of the fleet, westward
of Mid-Tao Strait, and, the day being favourable, se-
cured eleven of them, which I sunk or burnt; one only
surrendering herself, was taken in and given over to
the authorities at Tang-chow-foo ; this, quite one
of the smallest, had a crew of forty-one. The
prisoners assured our interpreter that a lorcha, which
was one of the number, this day captured a white
man and two Portuguese, as part crew, and that they
escaped to the hills on our leaving her stranded to
secure others making off with sweeps. She did
not, on this occasion, return our fire ; but when on shore,
after having suffered severely from its effects, opened
with her big gun upon the country people, and clearing a
lane, a great part of her crew got away, armed with
baggage.
7. Finally, on the 30th ititimo, northward of Staunton
Island, we overtook another of the geet,,..the crew of
which must brie been prepared to land, and expecting In

Her Majesty's sloop Bittern,
Sheipoo Harbour, September 22, 1855.
Sir,—lt is my painful duty to report the death, at 8.55
a.m., of Mr. Charles Turner, late master of her Majesty's
sloop, under my command. Being in tow of the Pavushan,
Air. Turner on board that steamer had successfully piloted
us into poet on the 18th instant, and it was some time
after, dining the heat of the action, whilst altering the po•
sition of the steamer, he was led to pass outside of us
into the direct line of all the piratical tire that went over
the Bittern, when he received his death wound from a
round shot which tore away part of his right side.
Your Excellency is well aware of the loss her Majesty's
service sustains in the premature death of this valuable
officer. A thorough sailor and a first rate master, doubt-
less when represented by his commander-in-chief, his
services will be favourably considered by the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty in awarding some pension or
assistance to his family. His mother, Mrs. Turner, the
widow of an old Lieutenant who died a Retired Com-
mander, resides in Parker's-place Exmouth Devon, and
with two daughters was, lam informed, '
chiefly dependent
on the support she received from the late lamented officer
and another son in the merchant service.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) E. W. V.A.NSITrART,
Commander.
His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir Jas. Stirling,
Kt., Commander-in-Chief, &c.

Her Majesty's sloop Bittern, Shanghai, Oct. 5.
Sir,—l have the honour to report the return last evening
of her Majesty's sloop, under my command, from the con-
templated cruise mentioned in my letter of proceedings of
11th ultimo. On clearing the Yangtze-kiang the follow-
ing day, instead of steering for Ningpo, as intended, we
were induced by information that morning received, to
make direct for Chusan, and in Tinghai harbour found
five doubtfull-ooking, well-armed, west coast boats, a
part of the Ningpo batch in Imperial Bay. We then
learnt how a strong squadron of piratical craft had lately
blockaded the island of Potoo, on which some English
ladies were at the time, and in Sinkeamoon Channel,
only a few miles distant, captured an Englishman's
boat, with European passengers, bound from Ningpoo
for Potoo ; and further, that the pirates had just gone
southward, as supposed, to their favourite haunt of Shei-
poo; eo hurrying across to Ningpo, we anchored off Chin-
bee on 15th ult., and found there the Pavushan merchant
steamer, which vessel had again been placed at my dis-
posal. This was moat fortunate, fur the information re-
ceived from the Chicese at Chusan proved correct ; the
ladies were in great danger ; some of their friends, with a
Mr. }tussel, had again been taken within sight of Potoo,
making the case far too urgent to await the assistance of
the much-hoped-for steamers-of-war, and the towing
power of the Pavushan, little as it is, enabled us to pro-
coed to Sheipoo with more confidence.
2. Taking the time of slack water. we entered the secure
and beautiful harbour of Sheipoo by its N.E. pass, on
opening which the piratical craft were seen, bearing many
different banners. moored in an excellent defensive pest-
tion close off the village of 'Sheipoo; with crowded decks,
men at their guns pointed for the passage. I ordered Mr.
Turner, the Master, who on board the Pavushaa was tow-
ing ahead and piloting us in, to keep her at fullest speed,
and with sail on the Bittern to the last moment, we were
still exposed for more than ten minutes to a heavy raking
fire before a shot was returned, and the ship could be
brought up and sprung into position • then we found our
port broadsides engaged at about 500 yards with a line of
22 west coast boate, lashed head and stern, the left wing
ofswhich was sufficiently advanced to cross their fire ; this
they kept up with astonishing spirit for some time, and it
took more than an hour to silence them altogether ;
fortu-
nately, being much within their first range, we suffered
less than might have been expected.
3. On deserting their vessels the -remains of the crews
collected iu bodies, with gingalls, spears, and other arms,
and made for heights overlooking the village. A body of
forty or fifty tried to escape in one of their captured ves-
sels. This wo dismasted and drove on shore ; the pirates,
scrambling up some rocks, were seized or destroyed
by country people. Another body attempted to
escape in a like boat, by passing round the small islands
opposite Sheipoo village. The Pavushan chased her out of
the harbour and drove them on shore. On taking possession
only one of the whole twenty-two vessels was found unin-
jured enough to move ; she had eleven guns bearing on us,
which had evidently been well served. A larger craft,
pointed out to me early in the action as working fourteen
guns, was singled out for our best shots, and was quickly
sunk. I cannot resist bringing to. your Excellency's notice
the beautiful practice and cool management of his gun by a
young able seaman, John E. Matless, who had been raised
to the situation of captain of a gun, from my experience of
his proficiency when exercising on a target. We removed
all the guns practicable from such of the squadron as had
not been sunk or blown up, and burnt the whole of the re-
mains of the hull at low water.
4. The only prize I have brought into port was saved by
the pirates having lashed a merchant vessel OD bar engaged
side. laden with mud, coals, &c., sunk deep onono
admit of their firing over er. A double tier of bales of
cotton on the deck completed this perfect fender and bat-
tery, through which our shot could not penetrate. A shell
had fired part or her upper works. Two other merchant
craft moored in like manner, but not laden, had proved
useless as fenders. Vast quantities of powder, stinkpots,
iron-pointed rocket arrows, Sze., were destroyed, and about
100 guns brought away, these varying from longlB-pounders
downwards, some larger could not be removed, and many
were lost in vessels sunk or blown up. From the country
people and a prisoner whom I have kept, as he volunteered
information, we learn that the fleet had about 200 guns,
with about 1,000 men, chiefly Cantonese ; that 12 of them
had mot us to the northward, and that their chiefs had given
out sorne days before they expected the arrival of a war
brig and steamer ; that it would be seen how they, the
pirates, would handle them.
" 5. On the 19th ult., the morning after the action, I
landed a strong party, under the second lieutenant, to dis-
lodge a body of some 300 of the escaped pirates that had es-
tablished themselves in &gorge overlooking the town of She.
pen, which they threatened. The mandarins, greatly
alarmed, were powerless, and explained through Mr. In-
terpreter Sinclair the evils that must befall all honest
people in the neighbourhood, should I leave these men ,
then become desperate, at largo. 1 desired the officials to
be in attendance to receive prisoners, and the force turn-
ing the pirate flank escaped a fire of gingalls which were
pointed down a causeway leading into the town, and over-
powered them without any serious casualties. The exces-
sive heat, however, told ; one marine has since died from
its effects, and the sewed lieutenant suffering. This town
of Sheipoo is about a mile further south than the village
off which the pirates were moored, and in which many of
them resided. I much fear the village is thoroughly pira-
tical ; but seeing crowds of children, women, and old men
about during an armed expedition, I agreed with Mr
Sinclair that it would be impossible to deal severely upon
the doubtful evidence collected, so warning them of the
risk all incurred who had anything to do with pirates, we
required them to deliver up all guns and munitions of
war, and continued the search of susptsted spots on either
side of the harbour.
6. We received three European anchors, the smallest
fated for an inn stocks of &boat 16 ortft wititout nark,

Winchester, at Hong Kong, Oct. 30, 1855.
Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your letters of the 22d of September and of the sth Oct.,
in relation to your operations against the pirates in the
neighbourhood of Shei-poo ; in the coarse of which, with
the aid of your well-trained and efficient ship's company,
you appear to have accomplished one of the most remark-
able exploits within my knowledge.
It will afford me the greatest pleasure to bring to the
notice of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
your transactions above mentioned, and to point their at-
tention to the excellent conduct of all who were engaged
in the occurrences referred to, and most. especially to the
canes of Lieutenant Brooker and of the late lamented Mr.
Turner, and of Messrs. Todd, Newton, and Sinclair, and
of the captains of guns, Mattloss and Hurneyman.
The satisfaction caused by the good conduct thus evinced
would indeed be without alloy if it were not accompanied by
deep regret at the losses and injuries sustained. Al-
though personally but little known to me, I was well
aware of Mr. Turner's merits ; and I trust the Admiralty
may, with its usual liberality, consider the position in
which his family are left by his death. To the other oases
reported in your return of casualties I shall give my earliest
attention on the arrival of the Bittern at this port, with the
hope of alleviating in some small degree the fate of those
severely wounded, by an early transmission to their native
country.

With reference to the part which fell to your own share
in these operations, it will be highly gratifying to me to
bear testimony to the zeal, skill, and intrepidity you have
displayed in this, as well as on two previous occasions
within the present year, and I feel assared their Lordships
will feel as much pleasure in receiving, as I shall have in
communicating so favourable a representation of y our con-
duct in your present command.
I have, &c.,
(Signed) JS. STIRLING,
Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
Commander Vansittart, hor Majesty's sloop Bittern.

In consideration of the services, mentioned in the above
despatches—
Commander Edward Wostby Vansittart and Comman-
der William Abdy Followes have been promoted to the
rank of Captain.
Lieutenant George Augustus Cooke Brooker has been
promoted to the rank of Commander.
Mr. John James, Boatswain of the Rattler, has been
advanced to the 2dClass.

Mr. Richard Brownsdon, Paymaster of the Rattler, Mr.
Georgo Gordon, Acting-Surgeon of the Bittern, and
Mr. George B. Newton, Assistant-Surgeon of the Bittern,
have been noted for favourable consideration.