CO129-165 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [10-12] — Page 467

about 270 Chinese Passengers - the

were not counted on

weather.

I enclose a

Touring Captain's and

number is not known

it is

0.2

Not sent (Vide

said they Coming

ou

board..

before Marine

Cours..)

pihat

In consequence of a report

of the Chinese had

som e

been washed overboard during

a

heavy Gale which this ship

Incountered in about Latitude

15° 46! M. and Longitude 112:36′ Я.

The 30th and 31st October and pot instant, I visited the ascertain the truch Lvessel to

of the report and to enquire

to what accommodation the

had to shelter them

prassengers against the probabilities of bad.

€63

Copy of the

mate's depositions.

As

regards

the

spaces for

I

the sheller of the Passengers

Can

certify that there were

nove ea

bhait

except Water Closets,

rooin, Men's

forecasite,

room Ac yo

sto ke hole, Inginer

as stated in the depositions._ Under the circumstances

The Master appears to have

done

all he could

for

the

Passengers, but

safety of his in the face of so

gale

he

violent a

was unable to do much.

It is reported that three