The Chinese War having terminated, Captain Keppel in . Dido appointed to command of the Straits with Mr. of his . Brooke's outward voyage in the at off the coast of at the island of Talang with the Bandar. At the conclusion of the Chinese war, the commander-in-chief, Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, ordered the Dido to the Malacca Straits, a station in which was included the island of Borneo; our principal duties being the protection of trade, and suppression of piracy. In the month of March, 1843, while at Pinang, I received intimation from the governor of various daring acts of piracy.
