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Hamburg Bug about 500 yards from
and another vessel a long way off-
first reset
did not come to an
the
us
assistance..
before the Chinese left the ship thin
pint
on,
upo
Ms
below and nailed the hatches
after they have
and
bust of
of on deck.
got
aw way
here at noon on
gme
we burst them
We then made the
back to Hongking arriving
the 16th I should
recognise some of the crew of the Sunk
if
I saw them the Junk did not appear
li taku
any
notice of
about. N. b. &.
Jakin before
the Brig but sleeved
(Signed) I. I. Schacht
9.
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me at Hongting this 20th June 1866.
(signed) H. G. Thomsett,
Harber Ninatio re
The rate of Carl will proceed to Canton tomomin,
the 21st, with the Captain of "Casaon"
(daj H. G. T.
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N11.
Deposition of Master
of
heard
"
548
British Barque "Casar".
Piratical attack on the "Cæser."
The British barque Cæsar reports that on Thurs- day the 14th inst. left here at 44.M. with cargo of Mbers Ride Anchored off Bay that night. A junk which left Hongkong at about same time kept near us all night. We had guns on board a 6 pounder and a 4 pounder, we fired them during the night, - firing in the offing. Weighed at 6 A.M. of the 15th instant the junk was not then in sight. As we neared Pedra Branca observed what we sup- posed to be the same junk on our weather quar- ter. We loaded the guns going about 2 knots an hour Malay crew, got up anall arine 10 muskets, and swords. I called the men aft and asked if they would fight; they said yes. I served out the arms and manned the guns, at about 5.30 PM. I went down to dinner, the junk about one mile off the serung who was in charge on deck called out that the junk was boisting a basket with stink. pota, I ran on dock made a man carry my wife into fore-top and remain with her. The junk came down on us firing many guas the shots go- ing through the sai's but not striking any one. we fired back with guns ad as she neared we fired small arms. At first I saw only a few men on deck, she had two heavy guna She came right along side and threw stink-pots on board as and at the same time about 40 men came up the junk's hatchway and leaped on board the Cæsar. They were armed with axes, fire arms, lances and halberts. As it was usel as resisting any longer I ordered my men to up to the fore top and went myself, Previous to this in firing the pounder gun my mate had injured his foot. He could not
get aloftao went down the fore hatch. 7 of my crew remained with him and about 1 were aloft with me. The Chinese fired severaltimes after get- ting on board. They then ransacked the cabins taking all the clothes, charts and instruments. They then saw that s me of us were aloft. I called to them that I wanted to see the head man of the junk, one man stepped out with a rifle in his band and ordered me to go down on deck. I ra. fused and he fired at but did not strike me-two men ware then sent after me the first who came. I kicked down. After same time he went down and I followed. When I got down the master of the Junk atruck me in the arm with the back of a sword. He asked me for the opium which was on board. I told them there was none. It was then called out that a steamer was coming. The master of the junk remained with25 of his men on board of my vessel. The rest of his men went to the junk and she cast
off. i was kept at the wheel and called my men down, my wife remained aloft with one man, my crew were put below the fore hatch and a cabla put on the top of it. I was locked up in a cabin and the stew.ird was sent to the wheel. Two men were then sent up for my wife and after a while hearing her scream out, I got through the cabin window and went after her and brought her down. The junk was then about a mile to windward of us. this was about 7 o'clock. My wife and myself were 1 cked up in the cabin and three men placed
to guard us. The junk then came back to the ship and made fast, they called my crew up from be- low and made them put my guis into her, they then began taking out the cargo which consisted of rice, I did not kowth time, bat think that about midnight they left the ship cutting all the ropes before going. It was too dark to see which way she stood. My steward told me that he had heard them say they were going to Canton. Four of them spoke very fair English and one spoke Malay. The Captain of the junk told me that should nos go to Hongkong or he would kill me, he left a chart for Amoy on board, and gave back the mate's qua- drant. I asked for a barometer as I wished to know when a typhoon was eming, he gave me
one but it had belonged to another ship. I pointed this out to him but he said "muskee this is the third one I have taken to-day," the others were a schooner and a burque. Two of the men had rings on their fingers, I asked for, one supposing it to have been my wife's, he gave me one but nos my wife's, it is marked "M. L. 1858," the baro- meter is made by J. P. Moller, 118 Minorios, London. The pirates stove my boats and took the oare and rowlocks.
The following day I saw a brig to windward and & ship to leeward and hoisted a signal, the Everest British ship, came near and assisted me. He lent me a mite, and I ran le the best of my way back to Hongkong. I anchored outside the Greon Island this morning at 10 and came in a boat. When I anchored a Junk passed near the Grew of which my men and myself recognised.