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(ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] HIS ISLAND PRINCESS, FROM THE NOTES OF RUPERT DE LA TOUCHE (1825).

MY

W. CLARK RUSSELL.

(Author of The Wreck of the Grosvenor,"

"Overdue, &c.)

CHAPTER VIII. THE PRY'S DIVERSIÓN. When I f

h the house, emerging on the side here the garden lay, I unexportedly come across Captain Sett. He was seated on a cheir, to which a pair of rudely carved armis had be added. He was close to the door of the house, and in the shadow cast by the building. His legs were stretch: 1 out, his arms were fold 1 bis head was bowed over them. Ho looked a hnu'some figure, of a man in bis repose, and his assertion of royal descent could never win more eloquent vindication than from the unconscious dignity of his appearance in sleep. with a clar, on which I sat and foll int> a meditation on the unparalleled situation I was iu, and whether I should deal with him in the matter of his daughter, or whether I should patiently await his approach.

horse, and returnc2

Yot one dificulty must confront mas, let Cap tain Scott nel us he would. How was I to get

"Ah!" said he with a grava shake of his head, "before we in England can enjoy the life which Almighty God hath given us we must unlearn our lessons of civilisation, and though we should not be able to black our skins we must be as little children. I remember that Cap in Wallis, in speaking of the Tahitians, says tat when a company of them came on board he laid down before them a jalannau guinea, a crown piece, a Spanish dollar, a few shillings, scue now halfpense and two large rails; making signs that they could take what they liked best. The mails wero fest seized with great eagerness, and then a few of the heliponce, but the silver and gold Iny neglect 1." In conversation of this sort the afternoon wore away;

It might have been about half-past four o'clock, by the shadows cast by the sun, when Eulalie came out of the house equipped for the water. She stood beside me before I saw her, and I started at sight of her for at my elbow was the beautiul apparition of the sen

Sho was sheathed from neck to knee in the thinnest white tappa which, though the cos tame left exposed her arms and lower limbs, did nevertheless as effectually veil her as though she stood in hoops. Thus was she free to wrestle with the water.

I stood up, and viovel this romantic, uitu- tored, half wild, Islam nymph with astonish ment and admiration. I never could have pictured so fascinating an image of purity, sweetness and innocence as she presented.

Will you come with ma," says she, and watch mo swim

"I will with pleasure," I-answered, "but I

without a dread of sharks."

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In conversation of this sort we arrived at the house. Ealalio went to robe herself. Her father kindled the oil lamps by the one oil lamp that was always burning. The light made by these flames rendered objects visionary, and the hang-up hoad that had decorated the prow of a cause moved in the play of the light in a horrid semblance to life, and nothing could have hoon more frightful for a lonely man low in spirits to watch.

Eulalie came in attired in the dowing robe of the Kanaka girl. She let her hair down, and it lay all about her shoulders and on her back. She had so compacted it for the water that when released the surface only was wat, and this speadily dried and thiffed and glowed like illuminated bronze in the oil light. The supper placed upon the table by Eulalie, or the princess as I love to think of her, consisted of flisnes laft from the midday meal. I fell to them with Eulalio had dressed her unaffected relish. hair with rel dowers, and planted a little Twas sometime: white noseyray in her bosom.

ke a dream to me when I gazed roumul, and I wondered if I waked, and the strange thought took me that I might have died in the beat, and that my soul had entered upon a now scene of existence.

Enlalie sat close to me, and in her dress, with her fall of glowing hair, with her flowers and her shining eyes, might have passed as a vision, a shadow that would vanish anon.

In the course of our sitting, she says, looking towards Captain Scott. but laying her hand upon wine,

I

hope, father, you'll not let Mr. Ia Touche

He is

away from the island? As I have said, a horror shall never be able to think of you in the water leave us walcome to stay as long as le plonsOS."

possess as when the idea of the "Bedford's ikat

came into my head. I was entirely ignorant of the ustigation of these sous. Whither should I star? But suppose I found heart to my life that beat

"I have explained," said Caplain Scott, "that there is little or nothing to is feared from that fish. He does not love these waters.

They are fainted to him. An occasional shark

which I had more unspeakai ant bisit in mind and body, was it likely that I could put Eulalie to the hazard of such a voyage? And as it was now sure that I had not the least inten- lion to leave the island without her, ny medi- tation, as you may suppose, as I sat micking:n whilst the Captain peacefully slumbere, fell upon a knot I find no knife of imagination sharp enough to cut withal.

After about twenty minutos Captain Scott opencl his eyes, and they fived themselves full upon me. He looked astounded, but his mind coming to him, the sweetness of his disposition showod in his sudden smile which yot left un- impaired the native gravity of his countenance

I usually tako a nap in the afternoon," suidhe. "Tis one way to get rid of the host, and if there were anything to do. who would undertako it under that san? Where is Egla- lie P"

I told him.

"Yes, 'tis her habit," said he, and then she'll go and sport in the water for two or thres

hours,

I caught him observing the stamp end of my cigar, which being very fall and large, I had not smoked out by about one third.

Ihave to thank your daughter," says I. "for the gift of a box of cigars."

"You are very welcome," he said with a quiet, gracious bow.

I have my pipe, but no tinder box nor to bacco," I said. I complained of my want to your daughter, who instantly procured me this luxury.

"I do not smake," said he, "hat I cauri 1 tobacco for the men, and cigare for guests and for exchange. There should be some parcels of tobacco in the store-house. Let us look."

Yos," says he, pointing. "In those parcels you will fit as much tobacco as will satisfy your needs," and I also then took notice after Le had spoken

of about twenty cigar boxes piled en the top of some cases just under the roof.

If you hadn't been able to preserve all these goods, anid 1, you would have found life impossible in this island,"

I do not fear. Pulalie's knife is keen and clever.

how it to Mr. la Touchs, Lily, and practisu

Hor hand went with the swiftness of light to the bit of the daggor, as I shall call it; with velocity that was like juggling it was in the air, streaming in bright bine glances as she darted the weapon in mock combat, stabbing ripping, pioreing, again, again and again, and

as fast as blinking the eyes, so that the dag er in her hands played about her liko a stream of fire, and not less fustrous was the splendour that was kindled in her dark eyes by this in- spiriting conflict, whilst her beautiful features were set in a look of impassioned resolution that hard with the shark male me judge it would if the girl's nimbleness in the water was the miracle her father had reprosented it to be.

Show the dagger to Mr. la Touchs, Lily." This she did,

"It belonged," as Captain Scott, to her grandfather, Don Ambrosio Vivaldo."

It was a weapon that was neither poniard nor dagger, but a something between the two about foarn inches long in the binds and a little over an inol wide at the hilt, but tapering thence to a point of the fineness of a needle: each side of this dangerous tool was of the sharpness of razor. The steel was blue and brilliant, and 'twas clear that Eulalie kept her weapon in good order. I returned it to her and she put out her hand after sheathing it, and said:

"Come, Mr. la Tonche. Are you carring. father "

I took her hand, thrilled with love's pleasure the direction of the crook, followed by Cap by her child-like action, and we beat our steps

tain Scott.

he auswered, in a sweet low voics, "but Mr. de

a Touche is no prisoner if ours."

"No, sir," mys I, I am your guest, and heartily etringing your own nud your cluughter's hospitality. I have no intention of leasing."

Captain Scott fell into a mood of reflection. and whilst he was silost netbing broke the repose but the melancholy voice of the son: those was not air enough moving to rustle a leaf.

You would not be wiling," said ko, sing bis large brown eyes, which looked black, upon me, to settle here, and cast in your lot with ours

Yes, I won, sir." said I instantly. "Why

is a delicious lot whilst it lasts." Whilst it lasts!" ho exclaimed. Nething lasts for ever," said I.

not

"I know what you mean!" he exclaimed with agitation. "But enough of this for the present," and he said this in a commanding royal way, na though he was king indeed, and used to courtiers and people who howed as though they adored.

It must end, it must end, father," said Eu- lalie in a plaintive note, that made her voice sound like one who is sweetly but sadly. go to mother, I am alone, and though you both may be with me, you cannot speak to me nor help me. Mother cannot speak to me," she cried passionately.

"Why shouldn't we talk of that end? If you

"Peace," he cried rising and erecting himself And seeking to subdue her, it seemed to me by command of postaro: than in a softared voice looking, so far as I could discern his lineaments, by that light, with a gentle faco he says,

Mr. la Touche has boun here but a day. I must have time, and he, and you. I will go and speak with her," and thus saying he walked alowly out of the room.

Where has he gone " said I in a whisper. To talk to mother," answered Eulalis." Oh.

"I hop," says the Captain, "we do not rotire too soon for you!"

"On the contrary, sir," I replied, "quother long night's rest will be grateful to me."

"No doubt of that," says he. Nothing but your youth could have held you up against those enemies, hunger, thirst, and despair, which slicked you in the boat. Bid Mr. la Touche gel-night, Lily, says he, and as he said this we stood in the entrance of the huse. Sho gave me her hand. I took and hold it long enough to make my retention of it a meaning to her, though unperceived by the Caplin.

"I hope," she says in her rich, charming voice, "you will sleep well, and that your dress will be happy" and then under her breath, so that I barely caught the airy utter- auce, she whispers, "You will not go away?"

I durst. not answer"No" lest the Captain should ask what was passing, and I would not tell bin a lie, nor have her equivocato with him on any account, but my motion of head was ull that was needed.

She smiled, and went into the house, while the Captain walked with me to the window that opened into the room I had occupied on the praziona night.

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It was for me now to take her hand. I duest do this without fear of offending any point of honour Captain Scott night hold me to we gentleman, for her appeal to me was direct, was from a maiden in sadness, and helpless, yoked to and imprisoned by a mod father; she had saved my life, she was young, artless, and beautiful,

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father thinks. Will you come out into the moonlight with me? aid there I know you will let me smoke a pipe.”

Be sure I will stay," said I. "I will lost nothing through age. I wrapped up the tobacco in a little pince of cloth, my jacket the way under the surface, and not less rapid.uaver leave you, and perhaps through my re- being in the dining-room, and he says in the most kindly and pleasant way, returning they than had her head bean above, which memaining, the end may be neurer than your open parcel to its place, "This tobacco and thought was an admirable feat, and I cried in

wort of ecstacy, being indeed transported out of youder cigars are entirely yours, sir."

I asked him if he had any clooks or watches, myself by the skill, beauty and courage of this and his answerext no, he had laid none in; his girl: own he had missed in the wrock, and the only watch he had was his wife's, the spring of which was broken. I suquired how he computed the passage of the months, and here again in his answer methought the mailman stole forth.

"As the Christian dates by the birth of his Redeemer," Lys he, so I by the death of my wife."

Ho steps into the house, and presently returns with a book which he puts into my hands. It was a log-book, and on the fly-leaf was writtea in pencil: "Sacred to my belove1 Eulalie," and the next page, and all after, were filled with proses coming down the page, each very small, so that every page might have containetta lup dro to a hundred and fifty.

**Those crosses," said he, "signify the days which lave passed since she went to hor rest. He looked at the gravo.

**I observe, sir,' says I reading, "that your schooner was lust December 3rd, 1778."

"Yes," he answered,

Ten years." I cried, overwhelmed by the magnitude of the time expressed by these oud- less pages of plous crosses, every one of which denoted twenty-four hours of ocean loneline to him and his child.

He kissed the book with a face of devotion, entered the house to put it away, and then returned. I was impatient sometimes in my expectation that he would speak of his daughter. But he had nothing to say about her indeed he cluded the subject. I asked him if she did not sometimes pine for companions of her own age and sex with a look of displeasure he an. swered that she had companions in him and her mother, and swiftly lapsed into silence.

My having been thrust by fortune into the world when a boy to earn my living, and to see to myself, had taught me the value of the most important quality it is in the power of the haman mind to exercis-I mean taot.

For small

My God, Captain Scott, she is a divinity Is not she something vastly superior to the com mon run? I protest I have never mot bar like

nor Boull dream of it."

He merely bowed with a slight gravo smile, but spoke not.

Meanwhile the swimmer was making for the paos of waters abreast of where we stool, and she came along as thongh a water-lily wore being carried down the stream. She dived without the least apparent effort. She used the water as a cradle or thair. I saw her with her hand busy with her hair and the water just under her arms, and God knows how she con- trived that posture, though I suspect that it may have been managed by au finnerable twinkling of her fest.

But it was her swiftness that chiefly amazed end enchanted in. I understood now her father's meaning when he told me that a shark would stand but a peor chance when her dugger. was in her band. Light itself would not move more subtly and nimbly. She was here, she was thore, el had vanished and now she had re-appeared youder. Her father shouted to her to set a fight with a shark. She rain close in to look up, and answered,

"No. How can Mr. la Touche see what I do under water? **

"Have your way, and be off," said he, "but don't weary yourself," and he walked to some trees and sat down in the shade, but I remained watching, as though something angelical and pernatural shone ja her exquisita sporting and in her marvellous skill.

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We passed through the ante-room and through the door of the house into the garden, II, but scares bad I made three paces beyond the threshold when I halled, and swiftly drew my pipe from my mouth. The moon shone with uncommon brightness, though not at lor full, and everything that hor beam touched shono like silver, whilst every shadow slept on the ground in a deeper backness than midaight. The attrophere was full of the fine white laze of the moon, and quite clearly I saw Captain Scott standing at hir wife's grave, about fifty pacos down.

I guessed he would zot like to be seen, and mado a top towards the house, but the princess put her hand upon my arm.

"What is mother's answer, father?" said

Falalie, it a voice raised a little above a whisper.

Let the night pass, my child," be an- swered.

"Has she spokon, father" cried the girl.' He bowed his head with a solemn pestero. In a ittle while her eyes came to me, and. gliding into the house as though indeed she were actually her own inother's spirit she comes back in a minute holding a faubour formed of the dried stalks of coocunut leaves which she had ret tire to.

*Light your pipe," said she holding the izme of the little torch to my face.

This I did, thanking her for hor graciousness, The Captain was pleased by her breaking away from what was terween them; he asked me how the tobacco relished after all these years, and looking ut the moon he says,

"Weyo to rest at mine."

Whenever you please, sir," said I quickly. "But I judge." he goes on, again looking at the noon.that it is not yet nine. Come Buil lot us walk for half an hour on the bouch."

Eulalie stepped by my side. She did not give me her hand. She was lost in thought, and took list paces with her head s little hang, and her eyes more often on the earth than ahead or around. The scene of island was very muajes tical, clothed as it was by the hand of night with silence and moonlight. Every tree reared ita silvered shape motionless in sleep; nothing seemed awake but the breakers, which curled

She continues to romp in the water for about two hours, during which my eyes were aver on ber in ceaseless admiration of her doxterity, ant the beautiful figure she made in repose. Her father world sometimes come to my side and converse, and then withdraw a little way to the trees, but tutor very far, as though hav ing had his eay be left me to my contemplations, When Eulalie came out of the preck the sun was gous, but the moon shone upon the island, and her light was so brilliant that the land was like s prospect etched in indigo upon ivory.

We walked to the house; Eulalio took my

I am convinced that by this sizin summer gentleness upon the coral strauit, hand again. ple, paive action, which was the effect of child bestrewing it with the guiden stars of the Bo4.

We stopped this white platform, which in like instinct, she devoted to me, and likewise to her father, that she had a proprietary interest places was deeply shadowed by the cliff, and in me by virtue of her having saved my life. our talk was of Engkul, the expedition to New I said to her as we walked, You are queen Holland, the treatment of convicts on bourd of the sea. I never could have believed in such ship, and the like, and his conversation was as rational as any man's need be, whilst many of Tis nstinctive," said the Captain, who was his questions exhibited a superior order vi intelligence. But he never fonce spoke of lear. on the other side of her.

ing the island, nor of my going.

Pray," said I "should a man be able to make his fortune bi trafficking as you did?"

Why," he answered, "that depends on what a man considers a fortune. I have told you I did very well, and should in t'me have saved money enough to retire on. hatchet or tomaliawk the batives would give me three pennds of tortoise shell. Indeed," says ho, with a slow smile.native products are so cheap amongst the islands that with half a dozen hatchets and a few fathoms of cloth you shall purchase the hand of the daughter of a chief. But then," he continued, "only cou sider how small me a man's wants in the islands.skill us you show without witnessing it.'

A native may be spoken of as rolling in wealth when he was a house that is worth about two

"How do you contrive to redline upon the pounds, a canoe, & wife, a taropatch with a good fence, some cooonnut and bruid-fruit treas and water, mandan "coid said the father Tis

Call her princess," a few pigs."

Happy would it be," said I, "it weer right. Madam is stilted and fit for gran- England could be as easily made rich"

The princess walked by my side, silent listenar. I don't think she spoke three words whilst we paced that end. In a Little more than half an hour we returned to the house."

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SCANDIA, German str. 3,135, Behrens, 24th August,-Hoburg and Singapore 19th Aug, General-Hamburg-Amerika Linie, SHANTUNG, British atr., 1,837, J. Marnoch, 8th August Java ports 30th July, General.Butterfelt & Swite SHAWMUT, American str., 9,608, Smith, 22nd

Augurt-Tacomas 18th July, General, Dodwell & Co.

Six. British ste, 3.216. James Rowley, 5th July-New York 4th May, General.→→ Dodwell & Co. BOISANO, British str., 1,776, James Young, 17th August,-Pakalongon (Java) Sil Augast, Sugar-Jardine Matheson & Co. SONGKIANO, British str.. 1021. J. Robinson, 24th AugustMaoiin 21st August, Hemp.

Battorfield & Swire.

TSINTAL, German str., 1,002, O. Koch, 17th August-Barkok 10th August and Kob. sichang 11th. Rice, Cotton and General. North German Lloyd.

RAMBLER, Burvaging-ship, C. E. Munro. ROSARIO, sloop, Captain Vivian, SIE10, craier, C. H. HL Moore. TAKU, torpedo-boat destroyer. TAMA, receiving ship, Commodoro 0. G.

Dicken, VIRAGO, torpedo-boat destroyer.

FOREIGN WARSHIPS.

GENERAL ALAVA, American transport, Captain

Whitton,

HELENA, U.S. gunboat,

TITANIA, Cernian oruiser, Capt. Schnako.

HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTT: SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON,

Alaci ty, despatch-boat, 1,700 tens, 10 guns,

3.000 h.p., Comdr. O. De Brack, Wolbai woi.

Albion, battleship, 12,940 tons, 16 gani, Capt.

Fremantle, Weihaivel, Algerine, sloop, 1,050 taus, 6 guas, 1,100 hp... Comdr, Rowland Nugent, Rebring Ses. Amphitrite, ist class cruiser, 11,000 tons, 18,000 Capt. Charles Windham, C.7.0., Pihaiwei.

Andromedia, cruiser, 12,500 tour, Capt. Nolson

Ommanney, Weihalwoi

Bramble, ganbost, 710 tons, 6 gane, 1,300 b.p.,

Lieut. Comdr. O. M. Makina, Cherulpo Britomart, gunboat, 710 tons, 6 gans, 1,300 hp.

Lieut.-Comdr. Thos. D. Pratt, Yangtze Centurion, battleship, 10,500 tons, Capt. Tegen,

Weibalwei.

Creasy, oruiser, 12,000 tons, 14 guns, $1,000 hp.. Capt. Henry M. T. Tudor, Weihaiwei. Eclipse, craiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns, Captain

Stokes, Singapore

Espiogle, gunboat, 1,070 tons, 10 guns, Comdr.

Ernest G. Barten, Chin-wan-tac Fame, torpedo-bost destroyer, 300 tona, 6 guna, 5,700 h.p., Lieut. Comdr. C. Aseer, Wei-

kai voi

Fearless, gumboat, H4 tone, 32 guze, Comdr,

Vanghaa Lewes, Weibuiwei. Glory, battleship, 12.050 tans, 16 guns, 13,500

b.p., Caption A. W. Carter, Weihairsi. Handy, torpedo boat destroyer, 200 tons, û gaus,

2000 hip, in reservo

Hurt, torpedo-hot destroyer, 260 toms, 6 gans,

1,000 h.p., Weihuiwe Humber, storship, 1840 tons, Comdr, P. M.

Hiadore, Hongkong.

Iphigenia, Cud class craiser, 8,600 tons, Capt.

Fawckner, Shanghai.

Janus, torpedo-boat destroyer, 230 tons, 6guns, 1,000 hp., Liout. Comdr. J. A. Gregory, Taku

Kinsa, river gunboat, 331 tons, Liout.-Comdr. Christopher P. Metcalf, on Yangtaze Leviathan, cruiser, 14,100 tons, Capt. Họa, W.

G. Stopford, Hongkong Moorhen, river gunboat, 180 tons, 2 gawa,

Lient. Comdr. G. G. Webster, West River Ocean, battleship, 12,950 tons, 16 guns, 13,500

1.b.p., Captain Grost, C.M.G, Weihaiwoi Otter, torpedo-boat destroyer, 350 tons, in

regorvo

Phunir, sloop, 1,015 tons, 6 gane, 1,400 h.p.,

Comdr. J. Nicholas, Yangtzo. Rambler, surveying ship, 583 tons, domdr.

Chas, E. Monro, lengkong Riraldo, sloop. 980 tons, 6 guns, Comdr. D. B.

Aubyn Wake, Labuan

Robin, river gunboat, 83 tome, 2 guns, 240

h.p., Lieut.-Condi. Vaughan, Hongkong Romario, sloop, 980 tons, 6 guns, 11,400 h.p.,

Comdr. Thos. Jackson, Hongkong Sandpiper, river gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 Lieut.-Comdr. L. W. Jones, West River hp, a daus, Capt. C. B. Sirius, 2

H. Mcore, Hongkong

Snipe, river gun-boot, 83 tons, 2 guns, 240 h p., Liout.-Comdr. Ernest W. G. Davidson, on Yangisze

Tako, torpedo-boat destrofor, 250 tous, û guns,

5,600 h.p., in Reserve Tamar, receiving slip, 4,600 tons 8 gans,

Commodore & G. Dicken, at Hongkong Teal, river ganhost, 180 tons, 2 gune, Lisût.-

Comdr. E. F. R. Dugmore, on Yangtze Terrible, 1st class orniser, 14.200 tons, 18 guns,'

23,000 h.p., Captain Arthur T. Stewart, Ca route Weibaitei

Thatis, craiser, 3,400 tons, Capt. J. C. A.

Wilkinson, Weihaiwei

Tweed, gunboat, 362 fons, 3 guns, 200 b.p.,

Lient-Comdr. R. H. Keate, on Yangtze Vengeance, battleship, 12,950 tons, 12 guns,

13,500 i.h.p., Capt. L. C: Stuart C.M.G Weitaiwei.

Vestal, sloop, 980 tans, 10 guns, 1.400 b.p.,

Comdr. Stuart St. J. Farquhar, Yangtzo Virago, torpedo-boat destroyer, 350 tons,

in reserve

Waterwitch, surveying-ship, 620 tous, 450 i.b.p..

Comdr. E. C. Hardy, at Weibaiwel Whiting, torpedo-bost destroyer. 360 tons, 6 guns, 5,900 h.p., Lieut.-Comdr. Wells, Waikaiwei

Wivern, coast deferte ship, armoured, 2,750 tons,

1,000 h.b., in reserve, at Hongkong Woodcock, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, 650 h.p.,

Liont-Com. Hugh Somerville, Yangtaza Wrodlark, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, 550-.p.,

Lieut.-Com. Wason, Yangtze

THE

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21st August-Kobe and Moji 14th Angakt, General Chinese.

UNITY. Norwegian str., 939, Hansen, 24th Augast-Rangoon 12th August, Oil- Chiness.

ZAFIRO, British str., 1,611, R. Rodger, 22nd August, Manila 20th August. General, -Shewan, Tomes & Co.

E.

BAJLING SHIPA.

B. SUTTON, American bargne, 1,248, John- son. 19th July,Chefoe 29th June, Ballast. - Order.

ECLIPSE, British ship, 2,978, J. MoDryde, 10th

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Standard Oil Co. TRONGATE. British barque. 949, A. Futton. 28th May-Fremantle 23rd Marcb, Sandal- wood.-Gilman & Co.

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