Britannic Majesty's Consulate Shanghai on the Sih day of August, 1332, VicesConsul, President, Se, WB. Thop-Present—B. C. G, Scott Esq. H.B.M.'s
son, Master of the 5.2, Thibel, and Br.
John Jones, master of the barque Havelock, Assessor:
The Court, pursuant to an order from P. J. Hughes, Esq., H.B.ML's Consul, Shanghai, has enquired into the circumstances attending the loss of the British barque Artemisia, official No. 28,872, on the tst August, 1882.
Phe Court finds 1—That the British barque Artemisia was wrecked on the South bank at the entrance of the river Yangteé on the Ist Aug, 1832.
2—That the courses steered by th master of the Artemisia from the tim when the Elliot Island bore S.WV. by S. Saddle E. 4 S. were the ses steered when making the Lightship. after the vessel touched the every effort was made by the master and crew to save the vessel.
3.—That the depth of water, 54 fathoms, in which the vessel was anchored, was sutlicient under ordinary circumstances, but that the rise and fall of the tide on the Slat July was 6.—That the loss of the to the extraordinary sti 7.—The Court rot his certificate to Boyd.
—The usun fees of £2,2.0 ench be paid to the Assessors and of £2 to the Clerk of the Court, (Signed) "B.C. G. Scorr, 'H.B.M.'s Vice-Consul, President, (Sigd.) Water E. Taoursox, Master P. & O. 8. 8. Thibet (Signed) Joux Jones, Assessors.
Mater Bargue Havelock
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.