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The Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago

CHAPTER I
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The lascars were thrown overboard, six being retained to work the ship.

Their cruise did not last long.

Making for Honore, they threw the six lascars overboard when nearing the port.

The men managed to get to land, and reaching Honore, gave information of the would-be pirates to the local authorities, who seized the ship, and soon disposed of the rogues.
Three years later, two ships under English colours, mounting respectively forty-four and twenty guns, were reported to have captured vessels in the Red Sea, to the value of Rs.600,000.

The Seedee of Jinjeera, who styled himself the Mogul's Admiral, received a yearly subsidy of four lakhs for convoying the fleet, a duty that he was quite unable to perform against European desperadoes.


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