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MANILA.
In port on March 8, 1884
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Kalsar
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Tons. Guna B.F.
Chaplain.
Abreck
Russian aviso
1684
8
300
Captain Schanz
Africa Alert
Portuguese transport
902
Captain A. D. Pedrozo
Macao
Quarter of an Leur or less, Half an hour,
cta.
American gunboat
541.
5
550
Commander Barclay
Shanghai
Cristoforo Colorabo
Italian corvette
5000
Captain Accioni
+++
...10
A
Baguay Trouin
Hougkong
French cruiser
3700
Captain Muret de Pagnac
Bongkong
.25
Енісергіка
American corvette
1375
900
Commander A. S. Barker
Shanghai
Ermak
35
Russian transport
1000
80
Captain Koltchan
Japan
Essuz
...50
American sloop
1375
1200
Captain McCormack
Marshall Gropp
from the centre of the Town, ...
Retura,
20,
Hamelin
Russian gunboat
80
Commander Stark
Vladivostock
Fronetz Cruiser
Commander Boustan
Toaquin
...35
Per trip to Aberdeen, from the cen
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Roturn,
fltis Juniata Kersaint
German gunboat
340
Lieut, -Commander Rötger
26..
...40,
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Frenit
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Commander P. F. Harrington
Shanghai Corea
37A
Commander de Beaumont
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Captain
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4176
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Hongkong
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French gunboat
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Hongkong.
American corvelto
1975
700
Commander B. J. Higgitin
Bassian gunboat
400
Commander Moltsof
Russian corvette
1380
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A
Russian gunboat Bussian corvette
400
80
1400
Captain B. Irazbintsoff
Vladivostock
American gunboat
300
200
Liont-Commander Glidden
American frigate
2300
800
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Russian corvette
2100
Captain Blanodaroff
Russian
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400
80
Commander Boyle
German corrette
2030
2500
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Wolf
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Russian gunboat
Portuguese gebrat
410
Captain F. da Costa Cabral
French ironclad
4176-
2400
Captain Baux
Franch corrutte
2400
076
Captain Dewatro
Hongkong
ADDY
French corvette
1300
Captain Fournier-
Russian gunbost
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German ganbost
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340
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280
Lim Kwok chung
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Chinese
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