^PDF^ ‹‹download›› History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea from 1807 to 1810 (Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History)

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Piracy on the coast of China in the nineteenth century inflicted
chaos and serious economic damage, with large mobs of
bandits attacking coastal villages as well as wreaking havoc at
sea. Yung-lun Y&#252an's account of this period, published in
Chinese in 1830 and in English in 1831, is a colourful depiction
of the pirate scourge. Interwoven with the narratives of the
pirates themselves as well as those of the courageous civilians
who resisted them, the text describes the organisation and
rules of the pirates as well as the authorities' attempts to
broker peace. Also included is Sir John Dalrymple Hay's
account of battling pirates in the 1840s, first published in 1849.
Hay (1821&#82111912) describes his tenure as a British naval
commander struggling to suppress piracy. As well as providing
a naval perspective on the pirate problem, Hay recounts
numerous anecdotes of daring and heroism on the seas.
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