The Archive · 1899

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

The movements in the warships have been few and of little interest. On the 4th instant the Italian cruiser Marco Polo, which is on her homeward journey, left here for Singapore. On the 6th instant the U.S. chartered troopship Tartar arrived, und on the 7th instant she went round to Aberdeen to be docked. Private Robert Lee, Ca. F. of the Kansas U.S.V. died on the 7th on board, of dysentery. The body has been embalmed and will be taken to his home in Kansas, The British cruiser Powerful, Captain the Hon. H. Lambton, fi rived loro on the 7h instant from Wei-

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