CO129-167 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [1-8] — Page 445

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Satsuma is not known as at

present Ruis adheres to the story told by Jackson, that their ship, the Laura from Valparaiso had foundered.

Walter Jackson who left in the Nankin', can if he is

wanted, be arrested

be arrested by telegram, at Shanghai

and forwarded here by the leonsul.

I shall be glad to have

instructions as to how Ruis

is to be disposed of. At present he is charged on suspicion of being implicated in a Mutiny

on board the "Satsuma".

I have A.

(signed) A.G. Thomsett,

Harbor Master se

I&S 4012)

Depositions of Walter Jackson, Seaman of the late British Barque Laura of about 350 tons. I joined the Laura in Valparaiso on about the first December 1873, and sailed the same evering bound for Monte Video. The principal of the flour. I signed articles for £3.10 a month. I had a month's advance. I signed on bourd the. ship and not at the leonsulate. Almost directly after we suited we had to go to the pumps. We pumped her out every two

cargo was