ABSTRACT

This study, first published in 1940, examines in detail the suppression of piracy in China. From a starting point of the considering the influence of the Admiralty on the development of British foreign policy in the nineteenth century, it studies the actions of the China Station and in particular its undertakings to suppress piracy in the Far East.

chapter Chapter I|24 pages

The Admiralty and The Navy, 1832–1869

chapter Chapter II|21 pages

The Background of The China Station

chapter Chapter III|31 pages

The Development of The China Station, 1834–1869

chapter Chapter IV|8 pages

Chinese Pirates

chapter Chapter VIII|6 pages

Retrospect