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she felt it creoping up her spine and onoircling: her heart, and caressing her hair with its ioy touch. It were as though she were really pani lysed.

What am I to do ?" she said. Then she and denly bake int a cry. Kitty, I love him! I love him botter than that which I have pro- mised to do."

Kitty laughed.

"Would a case like ours have difficulties at all if we did not give it better than our love. Love has to die on that throne. Love has to perish-unan love, at least the love of the in. dividual for the individual-on that altar."

(Author of "A Women in Grey,” &c.)

CHAPTER XI The storm abated, the waves quieted them solves, and the good ship Arethusa sailed gaily over the sunlit waters. The passengers come "I can't," said Holen, 1.love him.' on deck, sometimes in groups, sometimes in "I am doing wrong in telling you this pairs, sometimes singly. One pair was ever seen much," said Kitty, standing up as slie spoke. together, pacing slowly, with slightly bent heads,You love him, and you would not like him to up and down the long deck. They did not seem die, And, sten, it may not mean death. to talk much, but it needed scarcely a casual Think of long confinement. of prison, of slow observer to notice that they were glad to be torture, of banishment! Think of what can be together. that the presence of each rested and done, and will be done, if you persist in bring- satisfied the other. Their eyes too, when these ing him to Petersburg, except as our closso eyes happened to meet, wore sloquent with ally. Now I havo said more than I ought, so I

will leave you." Xuppressed ferling.

It's the old, old story." the other passengers would say, one to each other. They love one another, and this is a mighty and consuming love. What a gallant looking fellow that young English doctor is, and what a fiue girl that dark maiden is, who looks at him with those speaking

uyes.

She moved away. She was wearing a white muslin dress, she had a swaying, graceful mo- tion. She went down the long deck and joined Professor Kristofaki.

Presently Delafield himself, looking brouzed and well, came up.

“I shall be delighted to show you hospitality. You will sleep here to-night."

Kitty gave him a swift anxious glance; he met it and replied instantly

"I shall have great pleasure in accopting your offer, sir.'

Tho Professor smiled, 'crossed the room, and rang'a bell. A aervant in a somewhat. quaint livery replied to the summons.

"Take Mr. Delafield to the Green Room, leading out of the White corridor," said his master, speaking in pure and excellent French, The man answered in the sume tongue, and Delafield moved off.

Kitty and the Professor new found them. solves alone.

"Are you aware if Holen has spoken to Dela- field ?" asked Kristofski, at that moment.

Kitty shook her head.

"I have not had an opportunity of eaying a word to Halen in private since I spoke to you yesterday." was her answer.

"You had better do so, Catherine, to-night. I have arranged that tho next meeting of our confederates is to take place the right after next at my dutchs. If Delafield is willing to take the oath of fealty on that occasion, all will be well. If not-”

***

The Professor made a significant gesture. "And if not what do you mean to do asked Kitty.

"I have thought of an ingenious mode, my doar Kitty, by which to get rid of our good friend. To take his life would be the easiest method, but for a man in my position murder is often dangerous. You are doubtless well aware of the fact that while I bolong heart and soul to the revolutionary party, I yet hold an official post under the Government. I am their grostost expert in all cases of toxology. They come to me whenever there is a new chemical problem to be solved, or a new electrical method to be put in force. I derive a very large incoms from the government of my country, and 1 have and useless typo into their hands."

"Woll, wie." he said, speaking to the Pro- All the passengers on board the Avellanfessor, I con altuost fancy I can already peo wisked well to Delafield and Helen Lamsdale; the domes and minurote of your great capital. all with the exception of Professor Kristofski; We shall have arrived by this time to-morrow. he was acknowledged. to be the most brilliant Some of us will have arrived," said the man on board; he could talk better than anyone Professor with deliberation. alse; he could tell more varied stories, his adventures had been immense; he had a pro-I do not see any trace of illness on board.” found knowledge of various languages; he could speak the tongue of the last as well as the tongue of the West. In addition to his powers of hugtago he had a most impassioned face. that is when he eloso to waken that play of feature which he possessed to such a great ex-made," said Kitty then, "of poor Reberen Raw-more than once put Revoluticonries of the weak tent; he also-and that strangers did not fully recognise had the power of suppressing his real emotions.

All those who watched him on that brief vay- age, observoid thai he was particularly kind to Helen Lumsdale, and good to the young doctor, who was winning such a good opinion from all on heard be used to throw the two together, atul when he saw them talking to each other, he would upver disturb them: his oyes soomed

I trust all of us," said the young doctor. Kristofski gave him a hurried glance, then taking up a spyglass be looked far out noross the Lakes of the Finland Gulf up which thoy wore slowly sailing,

What a wonderful recovery you have linson. She some as well as ever, and devoted to you. She says she owes her life to you.'

She does," said Delafield very gravely, What do yon mean? asked the Professor. "It was the murest chance which made me being a certain very subile and little-known drug on board, a drug which restores to life when almost ole fails. I happened to have it by me, and was able to administer it at the crucial moment. But for the accident of my bringing that drug with me, kabecca Rawlin- son's would by now love beon food for Gather roses the fishes..." hile they are strawn round your paths, for of course the dark days will come when you will have no pleasure in these things. Enjoy them now, while you tuny,"

to say at ese moments-

Bless you, my deur young people. Enjoy the springtime while you may.

Kitty Pembridge was perhaps the most silent, and in some ways the sweetest looking woman on board. She was much liked. For she had a remarkably sweet face, and she was axoradingly kind to Helen, talking to her, being with her when Delafield was not present, although invariably without a word. She left her friend's side when Delafield was seen approaching.

He took off his hat as he spoke, to Kitty, and walked up the deck. The professor's eyes fol- lowed him with a malignant expression

"Have you spoken to her?" he said in a low tone.

"Yes,"

"What did she say?" "She loves him." "Curse her!"

She tous. She loves him better than what she has come to do."

Kitty was quite silent for a minute. Then she turned sucitely, and took the Professor's hand.

Dear Professor!" she said.

I know it! I know it!" said Kitty, shrink- ing back and prossing her hunds to her face with an exclamation of horror.

Kristofski looked at her with some displeasure. "Shall I ever forget little Katrina, la bollo Katrina with the blue eyes, and the way ale cried and cried! I wonder where she is now

better beware. Ho is in the country of suspects. On all hands he will be watched.

the good of that which she had taken in hand. t She was a prophetess in the most complete sense of the word. She was a patriot, but, thera was aomething wanting in her. Her heart was not humun, yet it was colossal and power-compell- ing.

Kitty sighed as she recalled how soon she and Olga would alssp lands. They had met tefore, many, many times.

What a light hearted girl I was before I met Olga Kristofski," thought the English girl. I was sent to Petersburg to school. Thors are no people in the world who can teach batter than well-educated Russians. And Olga was there an older girl, whereas I was but a little child. We met, we talked, she inspired me. 1 could think only of her. No man who ever breathed was anything to me when Olga Kristofski was present. She has exorcised her power over and over since, and for several years now I have bowed to her and suhraitted to her will. The professor Linisoif cont de little or nothing without Olga. It is she who pulls the wires, it is she who compels, it is she also who sustains us when there are horrible momonts. That time when the child was arrested, the innocent, unsuspecting child. Ah, but for Olga, I think I should have given myself away then: but she just caught my hand and hissed into my ear-Silence" and I did not dare--I hardly dared to breathe. That is Oiga. And now she has got deer, beautiful Holes also into ter clutches, for they are clutches, and sheisa tigress, and yot we fawn on her-wo fawn on her."

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"Doubtless," said the Professor vory el wly, "Katrina has gone aorth where others have gone before her. She is one of the noblest of our murtyrs. She had to become one in order that I, who can do so mach, whereas she could do. little or nothing, should not be arrested. Her arrest saved mine. I propose, in the case of Delailek's failure to espouse our sugar, to have him arrested as an English spy of the Russian Government. I shall put the necessary papers to ensure his conviction, in such a manner about his person, and his clothes, as shall make the thing a certainty. For a year or two he will lie | AMOY ENGINEERING (0., LD., AMOY and rot in the dungeons of the fortress of Teter Paul just yonder across the shining Volga. By then, come what may, we shall have suc- creded. He cannot escape me and my power. It may be possible for those who belong to the Revolution to fail to capture him, but it is easy Meanwhile Rawlinson became quite well

and crept up on deck, a somewhat "Yes, Catherine," he answered, "when I for me to put the police of the Russian Govora. shadowy grey figure, who kept very much to look you I feel that I am indeed blessed in fuenten listractie is de mas man, he had herself, and sat huddled up in wraps, exclaim.heving met sa noble a woman." ing, when people drew near, that the cool sex breezes did her goud.

Thus, and in this fashion, did they speed and never had Helen across the Northern Sea, more healthy. The Happiness of her face seemed to reflect the stead fastness of her beautiful soul. She was the impersonation of graceful strength. T Dela tick had loved her before, he loved her more madly than ever now. It was but to gluose at her to see how worthy she was of any man's best attentions, of the heart-whole devotion of any men's love. In short the passengers of that sallant ship all seemed peace and poodwill, and few could guess what diements were at work; wlat destructive agents were rip ning day by day, and what a catastrople was close at hand. It was on the day before they were to reach St. Petersburg, that Kitty approached Holen, where, she was sitting employing herself with some faney needlework in a sheltered position on the deck. A carefully arranged awning pro- tected her eyes from the sun, and as the vessel moved along, the summer breeze fanned her puro palo checks, Kitty sat down by her site. "We shall have landed by this time to

morrow," she said.

"Yes," replied Helen.

And, Nell, you are as well as ever-better thon ever!"

I am quits well." said Holen with a slight sigh. At the same time," she continued, I Jam sorry that our peaceful voyage is at an end."

"So um 1," said Kitty very gravely. There was some king in her toue which caused Helen to look her full in the face,.

"What is the matter, Kitty?"

I speak with intention," was Kitty's reply. "How? I don't understand."

There is mischief and danger all round yon, Helen."

"I have not come out to Russin prepared for smooth things," was the answer.

Kitty seemed to sweep away her words with a determined and curious intonation.

I tell you," she said, "there is danger round you; round you especially. And round that good friend of yours, Maurice Delafold,"

Helen dropped her needlework, and locked full at her friend.

***There's un ope listening," said Kitty. I have taken precautions. You may speak, us T mean to speak to you.”.

Kitty clasped and unclasped her hands. She looked fall at the Professor, but unlike Helen she did not trouble herself to speak, however.HE HONGKONG STEAM WATER She knew that words would be useless and that the less she used this better.

Let me speak," she cried. "Don't inter- rupt, at least until I bave finished. I am pre. pared, as you know, to give my very all, in the most absolute sense of the word, to your cause. I have such an influence over Rupert Lansdale that I know I can make him also do what you wish. My money, and I have a good fortune, "My head aches," she said after a moment, is at your command; su is Raport's money: he" If you will permit me, I will go to my room to is Squire Lansdale's only son, and I am the rest until dinner." apple of my father's eye. Will not va two suf for, and will you not allow Helen Lamsdale to go back agyin to England with her love? Will you not relax the iron chain yon bare encircled her with

"Never!" said the Professor, "What would Olga say to me What would Sacri and Sterbini say to me? You talk nonsense, Kitty. You speak words I never expected the fair and proud Catherine to speak. Helou is mineshe belongs to me. That Englishman has his chance. Let him take the oath of fesity; he will stick to-i if he takes it. If not, he goes!"

May he not return to England, if we can manage has? Will not that suffice

No, he has been too much with Helen; bo guesses some of our secrets; he must be one of ns, or he must die?

CHAPTER XII.

The next day the Arethusa weighed anchor in one of the great docks or basins for which Petersbarg is so celebrated. Professor Kristof ski and his party were some of the very first to land. Kristofski gave brief directions to a ser vant who met them with regard to the luggage of the entire party, and then he, Kitty, Holen, and Delafield drove away to splendid white mansion which stood on one of the quays. The

mansion was the town hense of this great Pro- fousor of Science, one of the most distinguished men in St. Petersburg.

Kristofaki, well aware that he was regarded Fomewhat in the light of a suspreted person in England, held his head very high when he drove through his own capital; here men to right and left bowed to him, and here beautiful women stopped, smiled and nodded brightly.

You seem to know everyone," said Dela- field suddenly.

Kristofski's face wore its most benignant ex- pression.

-I was brought up here," he said. My Ah!" he own countryfolks anderstand me. I have felt since I came on board that I continued. is it not a life worth living? could be open and like my natural self," an-

Smell the freshness and charm of the a'r, even swered Helen, but at the same time I knew though it is midsummer, and Petersburg, in that when I reach I'otersburg I should have to contrast with the winter season is almost put on the vital seal of silence I have been deserted, and yet, it seems to me the most debghtful spot on earth. We stay here to night, and to-morrow we go to my datcha at Petershof. There we shall meet Olgs, and my great friends, Professor Sterbini and Count Sacri."

telling or trying to tell Maurice that."

• Ah!" said Kitty sharply. "I wonder how much you have told him or how little you have told him!"

"As little as possible."

And how long does he mean to stay in Petersburg ?"

"He says while I am there." *Helen, he mast not.” "Kitty, I do not know any out by which I can prevent his doing exactly wint he wills."

**You are not prepared." mid Kitty turning pale. Ours is not a light mission. We have been singled out by a great concourse of learned and powerful men-men, aye, and women too who perform a great work, and do you suppose that those men and women will allow one hardy Englishman to stand in their way? Do you suppose it for a single moment, Helen !"

What is to be done?” asked Holen. "One of two things" said Kitty quickly; "he must do what Rupert is prepared to do for

me.'

Helon's face tarned pile when Kristofski mentioned the name of the latter. She looked at Delafield, who returned her glance with comprehension in his own brown eyes.

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Kitty know well a certain datcha where she and her party would go on the morrow. She had been there before. It was a long, low, Soon they entered the Professor's lieuse splendidly built mansion. with gay balconies, MACHINE RULING, where in a few minutes. Rebecca Rawlinson co ered with red awnings all runnd in order jumed the party. She looked quite in her native to keep out the burning The Nors vamo- element, strong, rebust, and reliable. Delafield up to the beautifully kept gardens There watched her face; he noticed that her jaw had would be masic, there would be splendid look- an obstinate bend, that her lips were firm as ing men and gracious and beautiful women, though they were moulded in iron, that her eyes and laughter and mirth and revelry, for this looked narrower and more watchful thin over was the very height of the gayest time at Kristofski came up to Rebecca and gave her a Peterhof. There the stately Olga, Professor brief direction. She immediately approached Kristofski's one and only daughter, would meet Holen's side.

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Kitty, as she stood now, leaning over the It was quite the balcony, recalled Olga's face. coldest, proudest, most inserulable countenance It gavo to each "Rupert Rapert!" said Holen in surprise.

hor eyes had ever looked on. "Yes, of course, you know he follows us in It is the custom in a country where nearly fresh person who saw it a strange sense of re- the very next ship. Even now he has left every woman of distincion is at least a Conn- pugnance, but at the same time it fascinated. England. I can do with hira what I will be tesz," replied Rawlinson.

No man or woon- ever looked ones at Olga will espouse our cause, and be one of us. Maurice Delefield, who could not help watching her, Kristofuki without wanting to look again, sad. Delaleld must be one of us he must go.

noticed that she had manner and hearing her- the second glance created a desire for a thir "Maurice will not be one of na, and he will self of a woman who had pride of birth, and that and so on. Few men left her presence without AT not go,”aid Helen.

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Araimobe, gunboat, 140 tons, 5 guns, 150 b.p.,

Haiphong

Baionnette, gunboat, Lient, Lefèvre, Saigon Caronade, gan bant, Lieut. Hue. Saigon Casse-tete, gunboat, 140 tons, 5 gans, 150 hp.

Saigon

Chateaurenault, cruiser (Flagship of Rear Admiral de Fauque de Jonquières, 2nd in command), 8018 tons, 18 guns, 17,000 b.p., Captain V. Poidloüe, Baie d'Along Cométe, gunboat, 525 tens, 4 guns, 458 h.p.

Cozoir Lonel, Haiphong. D'Assas, ornis er, 4000 tons, 31 guns, 9500 b.p..

Saigon

Decicée, gunboat, 645 toxs, 10 guns, 1,000. k.p.,

Lient-Comdr. L'Eost, Shanghai Descartes, cruiser, 5955 tons, 14 guns, 5500 h.p., Commander Amet, at present at Saigon Estoc, gunboat, to gons, — h.p.,

Lioat. Mero. Haiphong Francisquo, destroyer, 303 tons, 7 gang 6300 hp Lieat. Cotoni, at present at Saigon Fronde, destroyer, 350 tons, 7 guns. 303 h.p.,

Lient Jobenne, Baie d'Along Gueydon, craiser, 9376 to 8, 36 guos, 20,200

B.p., Captain Gondot, Bais d'Along HDi Riviere, gunboat, tons, guns,

h.p., Lieat, Portier, Haiphong Jacquin gunboat, Lieut. Corloner, Haiphong Javeline, destroyer, 307 tons, 7 guns, 800 h.p.. Lient-Comdr, Beanssant, Baie d'Alug Kersaint, gunboat, 1250 teus, 6 gana, 2200 h.p,

Comdr. Le Golfour, Shanghai Lynx, submarine, Lient, Armbruster, Saigon Montcalm, ciniser (Flagship of. Vice-Admiral Bayle, amwander in Chief), 9700 tons, 12 gaus, 19,600 b.p., Capt. Dartige du Fournet, Baie d'Along

Movequet, destroyer; Lient, Prat, Baie d'Along ACCOUNT | Olry, gu boat, tons, guns,h. p., Licar. Andemard, Yangtse Pancal, cruiser, 4015 tons, guns, £500 h.p.,

Comdr. Chevalier, Saigon Peilo, gunboat, Lieut. Lavissiere, Tongku Pistolet, destroyer, Lient. de Reinach-Werth,

Baie d'Along

"Then," said Kitly very gravely, his life put on, and which so ill became her in England, which had nothing to do with her sex, and PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE Protés, submarine, Lieut. Glorienx, Saigon

will be the forfcit:!"

Helen felt a coldness stealing over her. Not- withstanding the summer breezes, notwithstand-

ing the gestle and lulling motion of the boat,

Kristofski was exceedingly kind to Delafield. "You will make my house your home for the present, will you got, Mr. Delafield?" he said.

and power of one, who was, to an extraordinary! FAR EAST. ESTIMATES FURNISHED degree self-less and with no desires other than

Hongkong, 1904.

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Comdr. Boron von M. Hallessem, Canton Jaguar, guuboat, 900 tons, 11) guns, 1300 h.p.

Commander Wilbrandt, Nankiang Luchs, gunboat, 850 tous, 10 guns, 1344 h.p.,

Commander Kroepcke, Hongkong Mowe, gunboat, 1009 tous, 8 guns, 375 h.p..

Commander von Grambkow, Manita Seeadler, cruiser, 1640 tona, 15 gune, 2800 b.p..

Commander Porsius, Tsingtau Thetis, cruise, 2860 tons, 24 guns, 8000 h.p.,.

Captain Voit, Shanghai Tiger, gunboat, 900 tons, 10 guns, 1300 h.p..

Commander Delmling, Amoy Titanis, cruiser, Captain cehanka, Hongkong. Tsingtau, gunboat, 170 cous, 5 guns, 1300 h.p..

Commander Giebber, Canton Vorwarts, gunboat, tons, 3 guns, 500 h.p.,

Lieat. Soharf, Shanghai.

YTALIAN.

Elbs, orniser, 2300 toas, 10 gens, 7471 h.p.,

Captain Bores Ricci, Haiphong Marco Polo, cruiser, 3609 tons, — gans, — b.p..

Captain Presbitero, Shanghai Puglia, craiser, 2498 tons, 29 guas, 7000 h.p.,

Captain Poscette, Chemulpo

PORTUGUESE.

Adamastor, cruiser, 1960 tour, 14 guns, 4000 h.p., Captain d'Antas Ribeiro, Haskow Dix, gunboat, 720 tons, 6 guns, 700 h.p., Capt.

Coutinho, Marno

Vasco de Gama, èraiser, 3020 tous, 20 guns, 6000 h.p., Capt. Manuel Vasco do Carvalho, Shanghai

RUSSIAN.

Amoy, craiser, 2600 tons, 5 guns, 4700 h,p.,

Commander Gramatolickoff, Port Arthur Askold, cruiser, 6000 tons. 37 gans, 24,000 h.p.,

Captain Reitzenschtain, Shanghai

vostock

Bayan, craiser, 7800 tous, 10 guns, 16.500 b.p.,

Port Arthur

Bogatyr, cruiser, 6640 tons, 12 guns, 19,500 h.p.

Commander Sarutcheff, Port Arthur Diana, cruiser, 6731 tons, 6 gnus, 8000 h.p., '

Saigon

Bovario, cruiser, 3200 tons, 10 guns, 18.000 h.p.,

Djigit, gunboat. 1455 tons, 3 guns, 1700 h.p.,

Captain Nesarowsky, Part Arthur Gaidamak, gunboat, 500 tens, 9 guns, 3500 h.p.,

Commander Yourieff, Port Arthur Greminstehy, gunboat, 1490 ters, 6 gans, 2000 Gromboi, cruiser, 12,364 tons, 44 guns, 14,509

Commander Zagarausky

h.p., Captain Jessen, Vladivostock Gailiak, ganboat, 1000 tons, 6 guns, 1000 h.p.,

Commander Shamoff

Mandjonar, gunboat, 1224 tous, 7 guns, 14'0b.p.,

Commander Crown, Shanghai Olvajny, gunboat, 1190 tons, 6 guas, 2000 h.p.,

Commander Vasilieff, Port Arthur Fallads, cruiser. 6630 tons, 34 guns, 11,610 h.p.,

Captain Kosseviteb, Port Arthur Paressiot, battleship, 12,674 tons, 60 guns, 14,500

b.p., Captain Karolaff, Port Arthur Pobeds, battleship, 12.674 tons, 60 runs, 14,500

h.p. Captain Zatzarcieng, Port Arthur Feltava, battleship. 10,060 tons, 50 gaus, 10,600

h.p., Captain Oseroff, Port Arthar Rasboinik, cruiser, (training ship), 1331 tons,

10 gune, 1786 h.p, Commander Liven, Port Arthte Retvizan, battleship, 12,902 tons, 62 gans, 16,000

h.p.

Rossia, protected orniser, 12,200 tons, US guus, 17,00 h.p., Capt. Sepelreunipoff, Vindivstock Sevastopol, battleship, 10,960 tons, 50 guns, 19,600 h.p.. Captain Serobrennikoff, Port Artbur

Biwoutele, gunboat, 950 tons, 2 guns, 1125 h.p..

Lieut-Gomdr. Ivanoff, Port Arthur. Tsesareritob, battleship, 13.110 tone, 68 guns, Zabiyaks, cruisor, 1230) tous, 15 guns, 1194 h.p., 16,300 hp., Capt. N. Dabitch, Port Arthur Commander Abramoff, Port Arthur

UNITED STATES, Albany, craiser, 3761 tons, 25 guns, 7500 hp..

Captain Dyor, Cavite Annapolis gaubost, 1000 tons, 12 gens, 1227

b.p. Captain Rohrer, Shanghai

Bainbridge, t-b-d., 420 tons, 7 gaus, 800J b.p.,

Lieut G. Williams, Manila"

Barry, t.b.d., 43 tons, 7 guns, 8000 h.p..

Lieut, Irwin, Manila'

Callao, gunboat, 208 tons, 10 gaus, 600 b.p., Channcey, t-b-d., 420 tons, 7 guns, 8000 h.p..

Lieut. Disnaker, Hongkong Lieut. E. P. Jessop, Manila Cincinnati, cruiser, 3213 tons, 19 guns, 7500

Captain G. B. Harber,

hp,

Tlale, t-b-d., 420 tous, 7 guns, 2000 h.p., Lival,

Garners, Manila

Decantur, t-b-d., 420 tons, 7 guns, 8000 h.p.,

Lieut. A. W. Knox, Manila Elcano, gunboat, 560 tons, 10 gaus, 6000 h.p.,

Lient-Comdr. J. Hood, Shanghai Helena, gunboat. 1892 tons, 8 gaus. 1988 h.p, Commander P. E. Sanyer, Hongkong Monadnock, monitor, 3990 tons, 6 gans, 3000-

h.p., Captain Mahan, Shanghai Muuterey, monitor, 4084 tons, 4 guns, 5244 1.p.,

Commander J. B. Milhen, Cavite New Orleans, cruiser, 3157 tons, 20 guns, 7300

b.p., Commander →→→→→ Shanghai Oregon, cruiser, 10,288 tons, 45 guns, 11,111

b.p.. Captain Burwell. Shanghai Pampanga, gunboat, 201 tous, 3 guns, 250 h.p.,

Eusigu J. E. Bass, Cavite Paragus, gunboat, 201 tons, 3 guns, 250 k.p.,

Captain Bennett, Cavite Rainbow, craiser, 4000 tons, 14 guns,h.p.,

Captain J. B. Collins, Manila Raleigh, cruiser, $213 tons, 18 gaas, 7500 b.p.,

Commander Marshall, Chemulpo San Francisco, erniser, 4098 tone, 27 guns, 9913

b.p., Captain Very, Manila Vicksburg, oruiser, 1000 tone, 13 guns, 1118

b.p, Commander Marshall, Shanghai Villalobos, grabcat, 347 tons, 3 gans, 500 h.p.,

Lieut H, A. Wiley, Yangtze Wilmington, gunboat, 1397 tona, 8 guns, 1894 b.p., Commander A. W. Dodd. Manila Wisconsin, flagship, 12,000 tons, 50 guns, 12,609

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