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last June refers to a Tracy committed

own a

a

''

North German Banque the "Lesmena".

repel of 300 tono which left this harbor

on the 20% of last May

subsequently

was

aud

five days

attacked during

popible

b. On his retum to Heonghong I sent

him

for myself

a Calm

мисло

a

by a Piratical funk, taken and Scuttled,

being confined under hatches

the crew

with the evident intention to sink them

along with the refael.

5. I have appended to the Special

the case

Report of the

Account

No 10

of 1868 the green by the Master of the

"Leomona" (Steinicke) to the Editor of the Daily Thesp. No doubt in

his

OWN

description of the

giving

urrence

the Master took care to make his

own

Conduct

appear to

as

little disadv

advantage

and from his statemento to

I should say

that there never

groper case of Cowardice than

that

exhibited by the crew of the "Lesmena

The allusion made

by the Editor of the

}}

Daily Tress to the inadequate armament

of the "Lesmona" has

fact. She had 3

3 pounder

well found

on

no

foundation in

besides a

good guno

the poop.

poop and

found in Small

was

also

Small arms, all new,

and ammunition. The had 14 Emopeano

Jow

board including the Master and mate, and, neverthelep, this repel

well

Crew

found and armed with a European was taken by a small bhinese funk

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