CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 484

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76.

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which time wind was

anto

freshening. Typhoon, with the aid

of stern anchor and steam

got

her into deep water: but

the tide falling rapielly Dr ebliged

d to leave her

މ

that

sday the

position until Tuesday

of October, the wind up

Ex

to

heavy

that time blowing Easterly gate, at 10 # M. that

assistance of

night, by the

steam and stern anchors, I got her into the Channel but through the violence of the wind she immediately drove on the opposite

ewing to the then

shore, and

very

low tides I could not

anove

480

the ship, the Janus also took

the mud

having dragged three archers, being obliged to keep position for bombarding the

people of the lown now

an inclination to come.

proposed by sending

some

and

shewing

to terins

on board

of the Tea, the Mandarin

myself thought it better longer time should be given them

than

Was

previously granted, mon expically as "Graphopper" could not be floated during those very

low tides.

I now

chinamen at a

rate to

employed

moderate

very me

dig ship out, which

greatly assisted in getting

her

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