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to the Enquire Room where he
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the third officer concealed themselves under the boilers and
for safe tire evaded the search of the pirates.
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attack was made upon the saloon where the Captain and passengers European were assembled, the pirates firing revolvers through the skylights above, one bullet striking Mr. Peterson, who was a German gentleman, a Light-house Keeper in the employ of the Chinese Customs Department, not feeling well, had remained on deck. This circumstance, unfortunately, cost him his life, for the pirates seeing him and probably suspecting that he might sound the note of alarm, at once fired at him killing him almost instantaneously. The pirates then called upon the Captain to come on deck and deliver up everything stating that if he did so he would not be hurt. Captain Pocock at first...