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Sm,—I have the honor to enclose for the information of the Lords Commissioners the accompanying copy of a her with its enclosures, which has been addressed to me by a number of influential residents at this Port bringing to my notice for recommendation to the favorable consideration of the Honorable Board the humane and gallant conduct of one of the licensed pilots of the Pilotage Association in Shanghai, in going to the rescue of the ship-wrecked crew of the schooner Ada, official number 1439, during a violent gale of wind and under circumstances of considerable peril to himself and his pilot boat.
The enclosuresspeak for themselves, and I need only add for your further information the accompanying newspaper report narrated by one of the survivors. of the particulars attending the wreck as
It is only just to Mr. Pilot Coates that I should state that he has not claimed salvage as he might with propriety have done under Section 9 of the Admiralty Court Act of 1861, which extends the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854 as regards salvage of life froma British ship to any part of the world, and that he sacrificed his time and opportunities for employment for one entire week, to bring into port in his own boat the fifteen men whom he saved.
Thave much pleasure in being the channel of bringing this instance of humanity and Board, and I venture to hope that they will gallantry to the notice of the Honorable
be in & position not only to mark Mr. Cotes! conduct by an expression of their commendation, but to recommend it to the attention of the Royal Humane Society.
Lhave the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, (Sgd.) W. H. Mzpnvrsr, Consut.
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