CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 535

4.4.

that they afterwards refused to give

then

rep

without payment.

After due considération with the

Mandarin I required them to

One

D

written statement to the

giv

to give

foregoing

effect, and further insisted that the

Funs should be

given up to one

without payment of any sort.

As their embarkation

Calls R

some

would

delay from the constant

and heavy proceeded at

swell on

the beach

780.

once

lo

loup-hee

guns

and

on

Crory

return

and to receive the

declaration

16th The Squadron left for

Cup - chee

day

I fell

and at

noon

of that

in

with

a

large

4.5. 530

jury rigged Sunk making signals of distress, found she was from

Meacao to Forchow, had lost her Mainmast, and broken her rudder

in

a

Typhoon 5 days before, and about helplessly. drifting

Was now

they requested to be towed to Twaton I recommended them to make

e good. defects at Coupe chee and towed her to the outer anchorage that place

17th. The soa

at

en

the bar.

Ruas

too heavy to allow of our going.

inside, the

was

was

anchorage outside

very unsafe and

A

18

heavy swell.

there

The weather becoming