A Court held ta enquire into the loss of the steamer Prince Kung, "has arrived at the following decision, "The Court finds that the loss of the Prince Kinng is to be attributed chidly to incomperency and disobedience of orders.on the part les Brown, the only mate of the said steamer. The Court desires in the most em-photic manner to censure his conduct in not calling the Master, as directed, when the fo became so dense, and to place upon rect their opinion, that his unfitness to hold any post of responsibility or trust on board a yes~ sel has been proved, by his having continued to run the Prince Kung at full speed through a dense fog. without taking the slightest precaution for her safety.
William Brown, the Master, is auch to blame, and the Court hereby pass severe con-sure upon him, far having retained such a person in the position.cf only mate, knowing that he held no certificate of competency and knew nothing of the simplest rules of Navigation.
It is to bezegretted that the evidence of the Chinese Coast Pilot, who was on deck with the Mate at the time of the disaster, and whp
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