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value.
The Brig sailed July
14th Mr. Field look with him
also a Mr. Stagam, a dane,
speates Malay, to act.as
who
interpreter.
The first intelligence
since
that has reached us the Brig sailed was this morning, when from Letters from Mr Field and Mur
Hodgkins I learn that the wessel, after touching at Palawan, arrived off the Island of Sooloo on the 14't August - when al- a distance of 50 to bo miles, dead calm, in order to
as it was a
Towing som In miles?
24
save time, Mr. Field, and Mur
Sagan went on shore in the chip's boat - and the Brig The next day
to follow. -
was
she had worked in to about
15 miles from the shore and anchored for the night-
night. im. that evening a Spanish Gunboat steamed out to her,
and with no warning, sent-
board._
an armed
Crew on
demanded the ship's papers- and apparently took possession. of the vessel..
The next day angust-16th anchorage
they towed her to an between Pangasinan, and