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The article analyses the attack of Ulcinj (Ulqin) pirates, otherwise the Ottoman sultan's subjects, on British trade ship Adventure, on spring of 1718, in waters near the Albanian city Durazzo. The incident provoked diplomatic and commercial disputes, revealing the interests and functions of Ottoman, British and Venetian institutions. The reports from British representatives from the Venice and the Ottoman Empire describe the details of the attacks, and then the procedures that British merchants and diplomatic representatives had to undertake in attempts to restore the abducted goods and the ship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]