On Monday morning, shortly after ten o'clock, an alarm of fire was given on board H.M. gun vessel Curlew, Commander Church, which arrived at Shanghai from Hongkong (at which port she had been recommissioned), only on Saturday last. The fire broke out in the sail-room, just over the port forward magazine, and was fortunately discovered before it had obtained much headway. The crew wereimmediatel called to fire-quarters, and went to their stations with customary alacrity and
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