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a 12 Pdf. -Carronade, are also required, 
for the purpose of repelling the Pirates 
who infest all the Straits of Malacca, and 
frequently cut off the Island Supplies from 
Qiifeddah. No other description of Ves* 
sol is so well adapted for this purpose as 
Prows, since the Pirates, whenever pur¬ 
sued, immediately run into shoal water, 
where common Boats cannot follow them. 
F I N I S. 
