Dropping by Van Dieman's Land to resupply, the Allegiance discovered William Bligh, late of the HMS Bounty, exiled there after being deposed in a military coup, and have since borne him to Sydney.
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Tharkay asks to join them, eventually revealing that he has been tasked with tracking down a smuggling ring that operates out of China—and not out of Canton, the sole Chinese port open to foreigners.
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Upon return to Sydney, Laurence discovers that Bligh's replacement, Lachlan Macquarie, is intent on fighting the Chinese, which leads to another rebellion.
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