CO129-165 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [10-12] — Page 25

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value.

The Brig sailed July

14th Mr. Field look with him

also a Mr. Stagam, a dane,

speates Malay, to act.as

who

interpreter.

The first intelligence

since

that has reached us the Brig sailed was this morning, when from Letters from Mr Field and Mur

Hodgkins I learn that the wessel, after touching at Palawan, arrived off the Island of Sooloo on the 14't August - when al- a distance of 50 to bo miles, dead calm, in order to

as it was a

Towing som In miles?

24

save time, Mr. Field, and Mur

Sagan went on shore in the chip's boat - and the Brig The next day

to follow. -

was

she had worked in to about

15 miles from the shore and anchored for the night-

night. im. that evening a Spanish Gunboat steamed out to her,

and with no warning, sent-

board._

an armed

Crew on

demanded the ship's papers- and apparently took possession. of the vessel..

The next day angust-16th anchorage

they towed her to an between Pangasinan, and

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