A. CHAPTER OF UNWRITTEN HISTORY
THE FALABAMA'S ESCAPE.
BY M, Z, BUTCHER,
(Commanding 9. S. Morey.)
4423N),"
THE CHINA MAIL.
fongkong Rates of Postage. (Revised December 1st, 1880.)-
Local Parcel Post
No: 5535-APRIL 9, 1881
PATTERNS. Some difficulty is experienced 1. Smalt Parools may be sent by Post in obtaining a general understanding of between any of the Post Offices in China what is a Pattern. It is bona fide astoplo or Japan, as well as to Alacao, Paz. | bi goods which the sender has for ande, dr
Lesters, per half ounce, for Books and sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, I foot deep, compatible with shewing what the goods In the following Statements and Tables boi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca of goods which be wishes to order. It is
trapa pere over four
nor weigh more than 5lbs. The Newspapers over four oances in weight is 20 cents per lb., which include postage are, anil must have no intrinalo valno,”
Registra are charged double, treble, &c., ne the tion except to Japan, to which country
I have much pleasure in complying withdraw up a written agreement, giving it asóstward, which would. make it impossible bye and heartily id ero this that the Con the Rates are given in cents, and are, for They must not exceed the following dimen. to consist of the smallest possible quantity
commented transferring her chayo to the over to complete the work, and now also enclosed in lotters from the men for trans
the weather became unsettled, and the wind, mission by the Bahame." All this Not having hoon able to ongago a crew which had been westerly over since our arsome time, and it was quite dark, when we occupied in the legitimate manner we then bad to rival, showed signs of veering round to the bade Captain Semanes and his officers good-
wished thom success, your request to give you in writing e air and then assembling the whole crew road it with a will. The fist gan we got on board federate commissioner met the Bahama on
much of the official legal form as we could to keep the bark alongside; so we worked I should have cumstantial an account as my memory will over to them, in which the voyage was
WIH the heaviest, weighing five tons, and
and her arrival i11 the Mersey and faccompanied allow ine to do of the users of the Condoscribed as going to Havana, and while it was suspended in the tackles both Captain Sommes to Terceira. When ill was fedorato cruiser Alabama, "290," as offering the usual advance wages and allot
s said, the commissioner namo not having been made public. I must called upon them to come forward and the gun at this time war between the two left the then c premiao my relation by asking y
g you to excuse sign Most of them did join, but some the
absence of datos, as my journal of that twenty or thirty refused; however, I na ships and held by tacklos from both vessels, back to Liverpool by the steamship -period is at home
very acvero strain upon the
wo eventful passage of sev
Bevon
would bave it,
and
.·
fo provide means of remitting amall
she was called. at the time, her intended mento to, wives and mothers, and then, began to roll a little, and, as luck finished, the mail be made up reliense may be, but suvl: papera or packets or parcels are forwarded at Book Rates, Regiaaums of money to or from his Colony and
(opposite ways, when, a good-byes beddabad Fapers may be sent at Book Rate. Two try being optional, The parcala may be memory to give them accurately. It was soventeon of them had nover boon to sea should lose it. However, wo inanaged to and ended my' concoction aus besos nor must anything whatever be inserted endorsement, PARÚZL, CONTAINING MO LErasters and Agents are allowed (but no and I cannot trust my aged to get a crow of ninty-seven all toldat oor moment I thonglit certainly and where we arrived in all safety after an un-papers must not be folded together as wholly closed if they bear this special between the Parts of China, the Pont
hard from southwest
was
with the now
Books,
though Written by Hand, do not bear Matches, plosivo substances, purchased. They must be presented per
&o.) Glass, Fish, Game,
except bont fide Supplements, Printed TER, but any parcel may be opened by required) to parohaas Hongkong Portago in the month of May that while occupying before, and many of those who had were a land it safely on our docks, and the rest colebrated Alabama. I think I have suc whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Cur
matier may, however, be enclosed, if the direction of the Postmaster General.
Stamps from foreign residents. W the position of
of thief officer of one of the decidedly bad lot." We did not got this came on board with comparative case. Each ceeded in telling you the whole of the pro-rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, od 850 in valo, koust be perfectly Cunard Company's, steamers,
thou
2. The following cannot be transmitted
The Stamps tendered for sale must not in Liverpool, I was sent for by a friend, then it was blowing.
laying matter Grally settled until 2 a.m., and gun, carriage and implements were in a ceedings, and I am only sorry that the who said that he wished to so ine on bust and thick with rain. We have up our cording to a list that I possessed, conse-sille to give you the dates.
Yet separato enso, marked and numbered ac absence of my note-books randers it impos
Commerdal Papers signify such papers or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, least two, an no separate Stamps will be elean, in good condition, and in strips of at Dess of a
fa special
nature. On going
to his anchor at anet, and at 2.30 am left quently I knew the contents of each caso as
ལས་ office he told me that a strainer which might Moelfra Bay, and as we knew that the it ramu on board, and as we took them, on
Hongkong, Doceinber 12,1880. bo adapted to war purposes was being built American frigate entrance of the channel i
sears had been cruis-board we broke up the cases and throwing for a foreign government and that the ing in the southern agents of
of clint government were desirous of for the last three days with the special the pieces overboard put the contents of ptaining who might be relied upon for prudence and
in getting
the services of an English office nuntion of intercepting us if we succedexek in its propor place. As soon us the!
dit of Liverpool we went wordtgnese, who wore closely watching had a for
gather then up, and they took a careful them.
FRONTIER.
KULDJA AND THE RUSSO CHINESE On the 18th inst. a paper was read in the theatre of the Royal United Service Institu- tion by Mr E. Dilmar-Morgan, "On his
cents. recent visit to
Sir Rutherford Alcock
Dyestulis, Ioo, Meat, in dangerous to the Mais, or likely to be Vegetables, or whatever
come offensive or injurious in transit.
tted her out according to instructions, hours afterwards, at 8 mm, the Tuscarory/brown overboard they sent out boats to which would be given by, the necredited came into Moelira Bay looking for us, note of all marks and numbers found on Chinese Frontier and on the Russsy.accompany it with a Retura Recorps the number of parsels is such as to retard
to Greut
Britain
It
4. The public are cautioned not to con found these facilities with a Parcel Port to Europe, &, which does not exist.---
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be strictly observed.
It is necessary that the following rules 1. No Latter or Packet, whether to be
Lete. Pap.
Agostini, Sigr. Dr. 1 Among, William 1- Anderson, Thee, 11
(Engineer)
1.
Loto Pap
1
Leo, Edward LOB, Geo, H. Lennox, Frank "1 Leyburn, Frank 1 Lie Jacab
the character of an actual or personal corre: spondance, such as invoices,, deeds, copied
sonally or accompanied by a note, inusio, de. The alarge on them is the Game
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone as for books, but, whatever the weight of
purchasing if his public funds in hand aro Parcels will as a general rule be for not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase packet containing any partially written paper, it will not be charged less than 6 warded by Private Ship, not by Contract in any case which appears doubtful or
Mail Pauket. The Post Office reserves the suspicious. He is allowed to charge The aendor of any Registered Article right of selecting the opportunity for trans-Commission of one per cent on all Stampe
misalon, and of agonts of the government for whom she having received information through a spy
purchased. delaying delivery in case was intended, to procure a crew and pro who had escaped on shore the provine day
on paying an extra fee of 5 cents. presided, nad in his opening remarks briefly wood to whatever place he might be ordered and sent a telegram to Mr Adaus at once it was well into the second day before we
As the vossole lay very uneasily togetherded to the great interest of the subject morofal Papere to Foreign Post Offices is
The limit of weight for Books and Com-ether correspondence. No responsibility
POST OFFICE NOTICE. accepted with regard to any parcel, but liberal remuneration would Although tho
political and com- to that a vory
the weather was bad we maste got the whole.on bard, and then the enal mereial point of view. Mr Morgan com- to 8 omnes, and must not exceed then sonders against any bat a very remote pro- com4 lbs; Patterns for such offices are limited the system of Registration will secure tha be given and a commission is their navy
Unclaimed Correspondence, also, if desired. I at once felt quite sure durten krets per hour, and the following to see
progress through the night, steaming remained. I was now getting very anxious moned with an outline of the intercourse dimensioun: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 bability of loss.
પ steamer with Captain
between Russia and Chins from its come inches. Somnes audoti
April 8, 1881 that the government alluded to was there Confederate, and I anist that I would gladlying the weather changest and became his staff of officers to take her over and moncument to the present day, eminusing
, be sure we felt you may
Confoderate man-of- very fine, and
N.R. means No Registration. man-of-a great variety of phases and that I should
incidents. recommnission her as a tho take charge of - vessel, but not think of serving under a foreign guccessfully. At 5
muck pleased with
I with having gut away 80 wa We had just commenced curling when a mistake, he said, to suppose that
that the
Countries of the Postal Union At 5 pm, we hailed a fishing the lookout reported a steamer's smoke on conquests of Russia in Central Asia aro After some further convoreation may friend heat of the entrance to the art of London the horizon, and you will understand how barron; they had increased the security of The Union may be taken to comprise said that ii I would call on the following derry, into which wo put the pilot and the anxious and excited we felt, for there were the Asiatic frontier by putting an end to urope, most foreign possessions in Asia, morning he would introduce me to those Confederate commissioner, who had accom-ver
Japan, W. Afrios, Egypt, Mauritius, all into very many on board who were deeply the disturbances in
markets of Central fual decision could be arrived at the Atlantia hound for Praga Bay, in the and to be captured now,
went the next day and was island of Teresin, one of the Azores. On
gans mounted, alic
sid ndded enormously to the power and Peru, Chili, Venesuela, The Argentins registered or unregistered, can be received to the Confederate agent who the second day after leaving the Irish cast imunition on board and a fair stock, of rank of Itussia along the nations of the Vermanda, Labuan, with all jewels, procinux articles, or anything that, Blair, WE, introngly went
Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, for fustage if it contains gold or silver money, Russia Honduras, had contracted for the building of the ship, the weather became very lul, but the boen devably disappointing. At last, my in Turkestan comprised on the 1st of Jan., Danish, French, Netherlands, Foringnan as a general rule, in liable to Customs
ocals already in the bunkers, would live world. The regular military forces. and after some half
convursation *** proved herself an excellent sen bost intenso we went to the builder's yard and and very comfortable. During our wine known sigual, to which, in answer, I hoisted there forces, being in the propustion of 1 to countries not in the Union are the Aus-of Patterns of dutisble articles, unless the
I could make out the well- 1870, 88 field and moutain guns and and Spanish Colonies. joy with him w
total of about 50,000 rank and file; and thero I saw
I saw the "290," which had just days age we were employed in getting the new Confederate ensign, with which wu
Countries nor in the Union,The chief This Regulation probibits the sending been launched, and was introducat to'
the things into their proper pinces wind finding had suppliest ourselves in Liverprisl, and 63 of the builder as the commander. I at one plead hastened the outfit as much as it the character and abilities of our I wont out in the boat and mot the steam-or abont pulation, quartled a territory tralasian Group, and S. Africa.
quantity sent be so small as to make the 400,000 square miles, Having
sample of no vaine sible, for over at that time we were
crow. Although we had amongst our large ship Bahome as she came into the choralluded to the acquisition of Kuldja by boy that age, and you can judge how plensed Captain Russia by treaty, and the attempts of wo had yot on this course succeeded in good men, and soon! said his dicers all were when 1
Seinmes
China and a careful watch was kept on-
obtain a retrocession, Mr Morgan getting something like order of events. It was scalie six weeks after and discipline on board. Among the best told them how successful we had been in said that when he visited the region fust charge that I had just reached and meat reliable of the men were eight getting everything ready for to 200 to hold it against a Chiness force and to bo ready for ham. Captain June great preparations wore being made home, 41 a Saturday afternoon, that a note avaluats pilots, who land formet part betimes returned with me to the 200 advancing to tuite it, about 8,00 men of all was brought to no from the builder rothe crew of a luck which had rim the which I muy as well say here, consisted of ranks having been collected from all parts of Turkestan and marched Ito. Kaldja, He eight pounds shot
who had full authority in the matter al panied us so far, and then stoned out into interested an extremely anxious for success the way to the **o Stoppe, had . America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil
then
on
erice took
of
Lo
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questing my immédiate attendance at the Wockule of Savannah nnd arrived safely in a ninety-five hundredweight or solid sixty drove and rode up the Real gorge with a I must now tell you that the armament, hardred pounds shaft, Blakely ore Russiar officer, and no words of his could i
And
the builders and the builder.
Mr Len told us that he had just re- could i
purpose,
the
J
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route Letters,
10 cents per OZ. Post Carda,
B cents each. Registration, Books, Patterns and
10 conta:
5*
conta each.
ceived a telegram from London warning us neig so
loving hould tell you that on sang Captain did not see them. The Chinese did not) Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay 7,
AN it
iden
of
30
None.
Б
duties
3. The limit of weight allowed aro as follows:-
Books and Papers-to British. Offior, 5 lbs.; to the Continent, ., Iba. Patterns to British Offices, 5lbs. If with
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, ¡ka, 8 oz.
Ban Toon Barnard, R. M., 2
Barnar, Geo. W. 1 Barney, W.
Store
Bidwell, G. Bovor, Chinese
Brown, Mrs E. 1 Brissot, G. H. Bradigan, A., T
Carvalho, Sra.
Marcellina
Castiati, Sigr. A. 1 Chachan, R. Chamberlain,
B. H.
Choong Heng 1 Che Cheep-sam anson, Th.
1
Clough, B. P.
1
Coais, D.
1
Connor Foster
3
Cornforth, Jobu
1
Conlaon, A.C.M. 1 Cunta, Franco, M. 1 Datardina
8 · Lo Apat Lan Yea
1 regd. 1oard
·Manna. Man Took
Cheaeg Marmont, B. McPhinney, James 2 Mo. Farlane, D. 1
1 Mo. Murray, J 1
Mozaemma
Morton, Rev, Z, Mowe, Fas Neilson, Chr.,
card Late Seaman
ann Charlton
2
Nicolson, Me W, 1 Oheron, 1 Overgrand, James 1 card Partington, J. E. 1- Paunchoo Pay, G.
1
á Payno, W. J 1. Peace, Mr.
Playfair, L. M. 1 Postlethwaite, t
1 regd. G. FAS
Remedios, Flo-f
1
Indeianity for the Loss of a Registered Letter. The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered corres Davis Hewitt, K. 1 pondence, but it is prepared to make good Dillon, Miss P. A. B the contents of such correspondence lost Doyle, Thos, 1 extent of $10, in cortain coses, provided: Formandes, V. B. 1 while passing through the Post, to the Farrah, Thon.
Forrest, R. I. 1. That the sender duly observed all the
Gulton, James conditions of Registration require.
Goen Yen Gozzolini, G. Green, Capt. 8. G. Heppell, John 1 Herrey, Ohs. Hong Hi Wan
2. That the letter was securely enclosed
in a reasonably strong envelope.
1
1
1
rida Robinson, L. D; 1:
2 Rodgers, Artbur
Rozario Domingos 1- Samuel, Joseph
Sequeira Filomons I
Seymour & Co. 1 Sokeri, B.
1 Blouttes, J.
Song Shi Woo 1
Comm. Papere,
2 cents per 2 oz. office. I lost no time in getting there, as Liverpool
There is no charge on redirected norte- -pondence within the Postal Union, felt sure that some intimation must have boon received from Lamidon of intended with summunition and about 300 tons of cond, three thirty-two pounders on each side as depict the banuty of the scenery or variety
aidehips and Russi
Postage to Non-Union Countries. action on the part the
Hawaiian Kingdom :- on auriving found the Confederate crannis-hal bera dipation, in at which unit broadside guns, making eight in all. The army, with Generals Kasufimam, Kolp
Letters, ously from London, a hark wind had to cong in from the anst, and
Registration,
10 Bioner and the maperintending engineer of ordera to proceed as quickly as he bay to make it hardly possible for the vessels and the new looked in, capital condition, Books & Patterns,
purchased for t the
master | though light caused sufficient, swell in the sky, and Count Levashof were at Kuldjs, exspapers,
None, 2* Hay and cruise about in the to lay any longer side by side and Captain
were in good spirits, notwithstanding if he found that the stewter Senines papered going round to the other the long marches they Imd made. Of the West Indies (Non Union)t, Bolivial, that no time should be lost in getting the not thaul away from Liverpool, as the Ameri-private signals previously arranged aloud til he would take charge at once he
of side of the island to get another water. I Chinese he could say but little, because he Costa Rica, Guatemala, New Graastia, can Minister, Mr Adams, had laid auch that each might recognise the other.
anderstand the evidence of the slips being intended for war happened I got there first, and during the said lus would rather that I should keep or
word "patriotisan," and had Letters, purposes before the officials of our govern weck that elapsed before the bark ense in charge until I had completed the transfer of
war as we should. Registration, conducting For
while he was at Semipalatinak, Newspapers, Taking immediate steps to prevent her departure worn fully occupied in getting every coal, and the, who all was on board, he its vernor-General Protsenko, who had Books & Patterns,
thing on board into good working order would relieve are of my responsibility. We charges of
charges of that section of the frontier it was Praya Bay is on the east side of the island, tarit the bark in tow and proceeded about & between told him Fiji, sic Torres Straits, Letters, 10; 1 determined to work night and day, and as may be supposed a quite frequent p.m. for the leg side of the island, with the
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, and that when
hintters were most critical which means everything essential could be
| l locality, the settlement hong ng view of going into Horta Bay, the 'finished in forty-eight hours. Accordingly, than a fishing Javing about a port, for by this time I had found proper ostilities iniuent on the Kniin frontistration, 10; Newspapera, 2: Books and envelops being invariably forwarded with Ireland, A. H. 1-
the Chinese Governor at
Patterns, 2: Pia Galle, Letters, 25; Be Chiguchak con Monday evening following w
eleaned
thesand inhabitants.
Portu- there was
was not aron a Portuguese gunboat in out of the Birkenhead dock and-attenori guess,official boarded us immediately after the art but there was a rumor thatod friendly relations with hipn, and said / distration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and
that whatever raight happen he saw no
Patterns, 2. the river, no one having yet molested to anchoring, and desired to know who we
kany morning we were to were and why we came there, instead of We were steaming slowly into the bay the incontinued. The Chinese Commander- ion, via Aden, Letters, 25 Registration, not caused by any fault on the part of the Kerpant, Dosa 1 regd. Victal, Franco.
American ship-of-war was coming shortly. reason why their friendly intercourse should the and
in-Chief was said to have 10; Kaufmann to say that he could not be ready before autumn, and that hu
hoped the latter would not begin till he was. When he (Mr Morgan) left Kuldja, on the t of August, there seemed ne probability 1st of of matters being brought to an issue. From information kindly
given to him by the
ment as had decided them mon
on the
On Tuesday
Liv
outside
we
More
out that
дру
at
turn during the afternion to complete our site of the island. I asked him into the without any previous whining, a shotted cutfit. After receiving a null jarty of cabin, and after setting witte and cigars begun was fired at us, the shot passing clase ladies and gentlemen on board, and with a form lim told him that she was a gunboat to the
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steam tug in attendance, we left the Mor-huilt in England for the Spaniards and that furvinnst
Boy about
Was
in
party
spood
aud
mavigate the vessel to Havana; to this I res
further hostility. As acon as the
4,600 were
and
Captain Seimes was standing not far bont 10 am, and spent a very plus we were taking, bor to Havana for delivery. ant day in the bay, the trials of the engines He
from me on the bridge, turi I asked him if did not believe much s ovidently being very satisfactory and the
of what he would advise me to continue going into of the
I told him, excepting that she was a gun- She vessel also. It was duriner this time inity and quietly remarked that we had af, and he replied that he thonghi Intelligenen Department of the War Office, when som
some of
of this that it was getting line to turn homeward larger crew thun sevmel necessary just to is well do so, at all events, until they it appeared that the Chinese forces at Shil that it occurred to me that as the mastity plied that the vessel had to be delivered was fired it as the bark lot go 13 ropes and in the neighbourhood numbered last in good working order, and the work within a certain time and that most of the which was following tis, also turned round The cavalry ware Manchus, the infantry
and sailed out, the steinslip Bahama October 13,000, of whom 4,
were cavalry. still remaining to be done was not absolute mon he saw were bralesson, who were and went outside, Eut we went i ly essential, and as there was increasing there to complete work that was unfinished to anchor. One more gun was fired hund been received at Hobdo
and came Chinese. There were no nagazines or stores I provisions. In Mongolia reinforcements danger in over to korp her out of the when we left. He then told me that he we were not struck, and afterwards all re
he the wisest keep hér
and Uliti, port Be
kud remain at one of the nomorous ! De I would not allow any of my inen toi mained quiet. At daylight the bark came they had no soldiers in the in and anchoral close to us and the harbour the Welsh coast between one, as the river Des and Holyhead, and as I down, and I assured him that I did not iu- master cane off to ask what our business
to allow such a thing; that I had only was, and when Lend
WU told him that now become a anxious as the one for the anchored there beause the machinery was purchased the burke's urge of cool, and suly a little out of order and after the engineers wanted to transfer the remaining part of it, gestion to the Confederate commissioner, had made everything right we should pro- he told us that it was against the regula who was on board, viz. That under the adceed ou
ou ou voyage
that I tiona Lim vice of the pilet we should fix upon would he very much pleased if he would ar. As there was no object in setting
of the port, mid could not be done. anchorage as unfresented as possible, and with that haviave done so we should induce the fresh meat, vegetables, fruit uit /horities at defiance, we made up ur minds.
some of the | VTZC
etownspeople to sell
to
of the harbor and finishe ladies and gentlemen on hard to prstood for which I would pay him or them in Eng. to the back it wished herthur trials of the engine, which day.
along
anchoragos a
any
St-
Talan
we had
the
ኣረገ -
of 10,000 Dungana.
and General Ta was at Hami, by Just ac- counts, enrolling a curpe Altogether zusters were in
in a very unsettled utate, lath on the Kullja frontier and in Enstera Turkestan, and when he left Kuldju there was some talk of going into winter
quarters. The proceedings terminated with
vote of thanks to Mr Morgan,
home by the tug, by telling them that we lish gold as they were brought on board/ or work under the lee of the island in the Prince Leopold, is in contemplation. The i
might
sucothet water we con
xation. This
idea
A FETE at Sandown-park, in honour of is to testify, in an agreeable manner,
hiin appreciate his having taken to the Prince, whose amiability of disposi tion is well known, how greatly those around residence in Surrey, as
his
takorterest
with this view a special theatrical head's auspices, together with the
auce line been artango, under
could find. Before This is once would delay our return outil 8 or 9 pm. inmor, and seeing a stroke of pretende three poil-koking envelopes, bouring tja phut him to god getting away, however, a boat came off with that I would give him a list of all I required business to be don ha became quite friend. to complete the nutit of stores, and also y, anil before leaving assured in that woman lines to the Majesty's service, the address of a
a man whom I hat employed te pack up a crew, and that he could engage ould not be molested and naked ine if he addressed to the masters of the three he has, exhibited in Sandown-nark Cob
the British ensign, and calling bring a the tug steamer to bring them, not telling the afternoon to look at the vessel. 1nt British Consulate, and there to explain our fow of his friends on board in your ship's papers to the
in upon us to bring our the master of the tug where he was going once assented to this, and until he was out of the river and it was quite the afternoon entertained about a dozen of be as well to call and see the Consul, even lights; while the unrivalled warren, with
Accordingly in
it conduct in Praya Bay. I thought it would out of his power t
to communicate with any the inhabitants with champagne, cakes, etc.;
tion of the part by the electric and lime one. The communissioner fell in with the and sent them all on share in a high good facto
though I could not offer any (to him)
sation idea at once, thought it would decidedly
groves and walks, is to be lit Its pine-treo did, and had a humor. Of course, wo were very anxious, very the best thing if it could be cone, and if as we did not know what military force was of his power to detain us, he neepted my will be a pyrotechnical display
interview, for, as
up by ten thousand
and Chinese Lamps was ont
Lanterns. In front of the grand-stand there the pilot van roll that account, and then the hurlow, and as we had no papers of any that we were going away the sans day he
were reliable.. I assured him on the island or what men-of-war were in
very lame explanation, and as I told him
THE calling the pilot we settled that Moelfra kind, not even a port clearance or
about thirty miles from the entrance to the Merasy, would be the beat p
by tion pleasantly. I then called upon the tmou-of-war of any nation, and consequently Portuguese Governor and complained that commonly employed means of communica
tion, becoming rapidly in Americi a Bup would not return until lato, and that (good hokant was kept night and day and on the proviona ovening a ghotted gun had household necesa trifling expense it in-
that eteam always ready, and ale always pre-been fired from the furt at -
which few families in they had better take advantage of the tag, wired to slip the cable and be cil, for I had chant ship under my Governor was a very de Weber, a German, who recently visited which was going back at once, which they determined that if
- ponceful mer
mera position to pay the command when
when enter volves care to deprive themselves of. M. attempt
made steamed away
with to scire un, and especially by adding Horta-Bay. The Gov Moelfra, where we came to cruiser, I would do my best to run into apologies, declaring that the commander of his voyage several instances of the services sant young man he was profuse in his the United States, gives in an account of pleasant on anchor at about 8 pent.
Lisbon and I give the ship up to the senior
the fort could not have been aware that Now having placed the "200" in safety
English naval officer there. Happily, how-
need
Bay
countries wore an object of curiosity or a
pre, which is still in telephone,
was then intimated to the vi place. Frogister, we could have been seized by made no fuss, but just accepted the situa sciantilic plaything than a really useful and
all
I did
and I at once
the "200" for
that the
any
the
ig
Inrust relate to yen what happened to the over, we wore not disturbed, and the only was loaded, or he would never have the telephone renders families and the tug, and how the commissioner prospeted.denonetration made against 18-was by the ordered it to be fred, and that it was only amount of trouble it spares mistresses and
ing,
hind
that
he
I
servants
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ancon
Newspapers, 2; Books and
*A small extra charge is made on delivery. + There is Registration to British W, India
Talande, 10 centy. Registration via San Francisco, 10 cents. Cannot be sent via San Francisco,
Philippines
(0)
LOCAL POSTAGE.
direction,.. Between any other two Tonquin (), and the
Japan (d). Siam direct e), Costin China (ƒ), kong, Macao, China, (through a British of the following thee) viz. Hong-
Botwean Hongkong, Canton, and Macao; in eithe
10
1.
on
Б
Books
peroztration. Letters Regis.
Post
Parcels,
Cards,
Newr•.
rapper b each."Papers. Putt rows, including 02. Registry.
centscents.
cent.
contis.
canta.
Conts.
2
(d) Parcels at Book Rates, registry optional.
(e) Via Singapore, 10 cents.
No Parcel Post.
Local Delivery,
1. All correspondence posted before 5 pm, on any weak day for addresses in in their domestic duties, Ho ar- Victoria will be delivered the same day, rived, he says, unexpectedly at the house and generally within two hours, unless the of a friend who had established himself delivery should be retarded by the Contract across the Atlantic, and after the usual Mails.
small and it was a mistake, and then left and came took up her telephone to transpaît delivered within Victoria at the private.
had been exchanged, the lady of 2. Invitations, de, can generally” be
Wo
the house
by a
her
whose
miu.
3. That application was made to the Peatmaster tieneral of Hongkong in
such application unless it also is lost.
4. That the Postmaster General is satis fed that the loss occurred whilst the corros pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was
nor by the disho esty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Boligkong Post Office,
5. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watelice, handsomely bound books, do, which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.
Money Order Begulations.“ t-Money Orders are exchanged with the Juited Kingdom, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Port Darwin, the Straits Selflemente, Western Australia, and (except at Shanghai) with the Japanese Empire. Hongkong sho issues orders on Shanghai, and vice versa.
2-Small aume may be remitted between the other Porta by means of Postage Stamps, subject to a obarge of one per cent, for cashing them.
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Aa application for an order is oiled up,
and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, And unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at
nearest
the
·I
1
Jack, Edward Jane Mather i Jacob Mrs, R. 1 Jim, (Chinaman) 1 Johnson, La A. 1 Jones
1
1
Knight, Edward 1 Lionne, Mr 1. Laurie, MS. 1
Storey, 0.1 pr. Streiten, IL 8, 1 Swift, John Thou. I' Tayno, Samuel 1s I bk.Thom, Tina-
Thoroso, M. M. 2 Toung Baug
Looag
Taeng A Sam Contractor
....1 rogd.
1 vegd.
Warren, P. L Wee Khee Soon 1 Walden, A. A. I Wy Sing & Co. For Men-of-War, &c.
MS, Egeria, J. Elsworthy
Encounter, J. W. Cheater Flying Fish, T. Beatmun
J. Poole "Iron Duke, W. D. Boothby
R. E. Tracy Kestrel
E. Maxwell Lapwing, W. Achwood
W. D. Wadsworth Sheldrake, B. Lender
Archer, W3.
Tyne,
Blanchard
Fte. Bryant Chrismas, C. W.. Collins, J. Wm. Hicks.
J. Kamp
·C. T. Laff
F. B. Malfo
J. MoMann Nothingham, B. Gec. Paler O. E. Pritchard H. Email Spice, J. Tomlinzon Wm. Trenett H. H. Trevet:
A. Turner
For Merchant Ships
application must being offer. The
accompanied with the full amount (including commisalou) in cheque, postage atamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a little margin should be left for variations of excl The Postmaster ismes the sends it on in the envelope, and order, returns the change,
any, by first oppor: Agnes Muir tunity,
with
For the letter, if it Anna Camp receipt were to be registered, as it always should Belted Will be. Care should be taken to send these Benledi, 8.8.
of exchange,
Tata: Pap:
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Oashworths
2 Oceania
Oldbrige Hices Genova Rockharet
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"applications in time, as the Money Order Bivouac, 8.5,
Offices close some hours before the depar Frida tures of the mails V Caberfilh
Clarien, B. Carver 1. 4-No order must exceed $10, or $50, Chuan or include any fraction of a penny, nor will Devins more than two such ardere be issued to the Fontenaye same carson, in favour of the same payee, Golden Russett 1° by the same mail. Orders will be drawn Groat Admiral 1: at the current rate of the dayf and paid at | Helens the rate of the day when the advice arrived. | Herkules
The commission is as follows
Orders on the Cuited Kingdom. Up to £2. 18 vente.
-35
"
510 4 73
Local and Interoulonial Orders.
Up to $25 or £5......25 cents.
10
G.
H. H. McGivery I:: Highlander T Hotspur 11
·Java Packet 8 Joachim Cristian 1 J. W. Martin Madura
Bénator Shadwar,
Bikh, 8.8.
Spirit of the Age Haincliffes, 6.1. Star of Chins Vebora Willie Beed Wm. Turner Wyle
Books, ete, without Covers.
Army and Navy Gazette.
850 or £10.50 11
Baskote and Willow Paraiture Mau. British Medical Journal. 5-Litats of Money Order Offices in the Delaware Slates Journal.
Gil Bles.
* Hongkong and Shanghai,
Japanese Papers,
La Patil Maralisise.
On arriving
intended to round us that we should not in the river they found a man-Portuguese authorities, who, we observed enter the port after sunset. of-war's boat awaiting the return of the on the second day, mounted three guns thanked hu and said that I was quite sure
Of course "290," with warrant for her as the ship did not return the tug was partly ruinous fort close to the town and pa board.
seizure, and
and (about eighteen pounds) on closely watched, and when the next non-within a quarter of a mile of where we lay,
obedience to instructions received and for the rest of the time we observed the strk again in tow sent outside and her guest. Whilst he was tanning over the places of business, if a wish to that effect from the Confederato commissioner, she that a soldier was always stationed there.
Yo then hove up our anchors, and taking her orders and cater for the amusement of houses of the addressees rather than at came to the landing stage and proceeded to take in a small cargo of barrels, cases, bags, After being at anchor six days the next was completed and the decka washed down, husband at his office of the traveller's air correspondence is invariably delivered at United Kingdom may be consulted at Gesondheid
took in the rest of the coal, and when all leaves of an album she had apprised her be expressed by the sander, otherwise all etc., Rad alio number of sailors, the morning at daylight a sailing vessel was ob the hands were piped aft and Captain Sem val, she had ordered her carriage from the the nearest plas of business. officer in charge of the man-of-war's boat served in the offing, and you may be sure mes and his officers appeared in the Con- stables some miks off, she had spoken with went on board and asked the master of the she was anxiously watched and every pre-federate javal uniform; then, mointing on the Captain of a yacht and arranged for a lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, when there is more than one Christian Hobe (Hassian Paper) 8. Boxholders who desire to send Cirot- 6.--Names must be given in full (except Glasgow Weekly. Matt. tug what it all mesut and where he was action made for running away if anything the breach of one of the broadside guts water party, to be going to. He replied that be neither knew looked auspicious. At last we could neo Captain Semmes made a very stirring deck, she had communicated with per on ito, all of the sume wright, to addreamen in name) but the name of the Payee need not Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News,
followed .or carod where he was going to, that he having a signal flying.. This, of eque, which the ship" was fitted out and bow woll residences were situated thirty or fort/ad Japan, may deliver them to the Postare, crossod). It, en then be paid onledapan Herald Mail Hoistkary,
that it was a bark steering in for the bay speech, telling the men of the purpose for try gula, sprited friends to coun- Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Porta of Obinu be given if the order be crossed (as cheques was engaged by the hour and a knew he raised our expectations greatly, for not only adapted she was for that purpose, and, that miles apart, transmited a massage to her charged to the ter dur acconut. Esob specially crossed to any Bank. Lloyd's Weekly Nows, should be paid, and that was all.
Office unstamped, the postage being then through a Bank, and may afterwards be Lo Patil Messager do Count de Mario. concerned himself about. Finding that no was I extremely anxious with regard to weber by the authority of his government as accomplished in twenty or twenty-five batch must consist of at least ten...
the he how took her over and commissioned dressmaker and other information could be got from the people final success of the enfor
entorprise, but many of
people, all this being my crew were showing symptons of dia connected with the tug, he made his boat content, and some among them I knew were the Confederato ensign was hoisted and uf to the cook, who need it with the same ease velones: ophtaining Patterné may be wholly order on ba transferred to another offcs Moray and Nairo, Egrada.
a Confederate man-of-war. At this time utes. She then turned over the telephone to the same places in the same way. En has signed it in the proper place. an Longwood Extet No. 3, 8. B. & Co.
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns No order can be paid till the Payes Long Island Record. fast to the stern of the tug, resolving to ready for any treachery, having been heard ter three ringing cheers for the ship and as her mistress, and rapidly ordered joints, olosed if the nature of the contents be first in case of los of an order, nes ssity for Pail stall Buga wherever she went. Shortly afterwards the commissioner came on board, and seeing to wish that a Yankee man-of-war might the uauso, Captain Semmes invited the ten poultry, fish, vegetatiles, and fruits from exhibited or stated to the Postmaster stopping payment, or the like, application on payment of an additional commission that all the things ordered were on board
come and capture s
so I was greatly to come forward and enter the service by the tradespeople in the town, discussing General, as us may consider told the commisalquer
oner one I hoped for, and that if the weather of the inquiries made by the offiest
purpose by the paymaster's clerk, at kept fine another important step towards the sante time telling them that those who Weber, sa a practical man, reckoned the
quantity, and quality of the same. M. de be
Order Office for instructions, charge of the man-of-war bob ste of his munition and coals. ou beard. As soon as time they had served and sent home to and found, at a rough estimate, that what
8.If the order be not presented within Saturday Review. boat and of success would be made by having arms, am- did not wish to join would be paid for the
time saved
is reminded that, six months an additional commission will commissioner suggested to him that he the bark came in I went on board and ar- Lis
there is no such fanged with the buster to haul alongside at are pool in the steamship Bukoma. A had just boon accomplished in forty minutes to Enrope, do Much trouble and disaps the money will be forfelted. When the
thing & Parcel-Pest be charged; If not within twelve months Boompost ige them to late-by setting on one and commence taking o alongside at very lively scene then took place and saveral by, two women would have taken forty pointment are caused by persistent attempts order is once paid no further claim can be
of the officers went about among the men hours, occupied several persons, and ne- to send small valuable trifles through the entertained. A w glad enough to let go they guna Tho Portuguese officials, seeing the pain
before
come in and communication taking the nature of the service in glow cessitated numerous expeditions on foot Post Fans Cuzins Articles of Dress, 9.No order nan be paid until the advies got as far as the mouth of the river to themselves from sinking. After gotting Place between us, becais very excited and but in no case was there the least, approach Western States he says that a third of the tinually being refused, the senders having to szive to it is, been received.
ing colors and recommending them to join, and in a conveyance. In towns in the Fancy Work, And imilar presents outside the commissioner told the tug illegally and that they would lose no time a total crew of eighty-four were entered for this being fifty dollars per annum, no bave paid the freight by steamer
came off and warned us that we were soting to compulsion or intimidation. At length houses are connected telephonically, the tax often spent more in Postage than would Moelfre Bay, where they arrived and came in sonding a messenger to the Governor to on the articles, and at several of these had matter what may be the length of the wires, refund can be made or such parcels of the
Made out on a printed form widch is supplied slongate about 10 pm, and we at once represent cur illegal practices. This, of wives or mothers in Liverpool allotments of this sum povering all the expenses of in-raine of Stamps obliterated before the Adeller rate for drawing on the Juited King-
course, only made me more anxious than half-pay had to be given them and these stallation, reparation,
and so
Nationattidende.
Pelerin
Budget:
riers to proceed out of the river,pleased to are at last that the signal was the signing the articles which were laid out for with them the price of each arecie the hook for an E27 and should be made to the nearest Bloney | Routledge's Librarian
gave
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Sample of Hose Bengale,
Schweizerland,"
Tables Comparatie das Chops, &a. wanderers' Club Raton, de Weakly Despatch
Waterboawkinde.
Woolson & Co.'s Catalogue,
Printed and published by Gro. MOBR Bary, at the China Mail Office, No. Wyndham Street, Hongkong,