The book Memoir of Admiral Sir Henry Ducie Chads, was written by author Burrows, Montagu, 1819-1905 Here you can read free online of Memoir of Admiral Sir Henry Ducie Chads, book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Memoir of Admiral Sir Henry Ducie Chads, a good or bad book?
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(afterwards Sir George) Bon ham, Governor of Sing- apore, for their suppression. His measures were taken with their usual promptitude, and met with their usual success. At the Arroas, at Gallang, at Point Eomania, and at Siak, his boats (generally under his first-lieu- tenant, Archibald Eeed, a good officer, who had served under him in Burmah) completely destroyed every piratical 22 BOAT ACTIONS IN STKAITS OF MALACCA. squadron they came across, besides one important nest of these people ; and s...truck such terror into the whole population on eitlier side of the Malay peninsula, that he was able to make treaties with numerous Malay Rajahs who had encouraged the system. For some time there was a cessation of piracy. How difficult it has been found in later times really to eradicate it ; how much we have owed to Eajah Brooke in the matter, and to many gallant naval officers who have followed in Chads' foot- steps, is well known. So skilfully were all Captain Chads' mea.sures combined, that his boats suffered but little loss at the hands of these sanguinary warriors, who neither gave nor took quarter.
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