CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6] — Page 548

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Muskets and Revolvers when she got alongside they threw two stink Pots on to the deck, they exploded withient doing much damage. We had two small (about me Pounders) 12 Muskets and the cur consisted of the

I revolvers.

gins

Graster, myself. for Cuopion Lailor and

two chinese- we did not actum their

fire. the Caplain went to the wheel

abaft the deck house I attended

which is

the braces, the Emopean and two chinse

Frrelop - about

Sailors went into the Freetop

0

or 40 min-

jumped

on

the

Stan

fum

Junk.

board over the

there is a

bullet

hole through the house and the sails are also shot through. I went into the Foretop when the Chineso boarded us,

9

when I

got up

a Sailor (Jan Schrader)

told me that he had seen the Captain

lying across the Quarter Rail and 405- Chinese around him, he

was not seen again

after this, so I presume his body to have been

thrown overboard. Some of the Chinese

speak English, they made us

go

could.

down,

when

I got down they asked where the opium and

I said we had none-

money were,

om clothes, some cases of gin

they look

and the ship's

provisions, also the Instruments &c. I recognise this Barometer- I. P. Moller 118 Mineries Sondon, as having belonged to the Cart"; they

took Canvas and rope

gold ring in my

as well. I had a

chest it was marked on

the inside "M. L. 1858" - they remained:

on

board about one how there

was

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