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I saw two Chinese lying dead in the water ways. I was aft and did not see whether they were brused Sheard a report that a man jumped overboard, but I did not see it thoard

of more being washed over board. Ido not know who said so thad been injured by the after wheel and my mind was benton other things. Ilive in the Foreccotte The Forenrthe was full of Chinese The Chief Mate ordered

that they might go down. When the Gale

berth one man William

Commenced Ilet

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We the Sailors.

Burgess collected the money

agreed

to let our berths. At first some of us

were disposed not to let the Chiname

go

into the forecuotte at all. We afterwards agrod

that we would let them town

I was in the

the

forecastle when the agreement as to letting Chinese nite the forecastle was made We agreed that they should pay to come down Had I been at the hallway and a man without money

had presented himself to come down I should have refused him to special

sharge was made but whatever was collected was to be divided between us. There were 11

of

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