A nautical correspondent writes from Saigon under date ivg down the coast the 2ud, I saw what evidently ad boon the Furst Bismarck of the Lloyd cruising about, and she sud:
ly turned round and steamed into jan Fong Bay. (Vai Fong Bay is in Lat. 12.31 N. to about 12.33 N., which runs into Bing Koi Bay. Both are very well sheltered, with from 12 to 16 fathoms ind a spring rise of 5 feet, full high water at 1130.' Kan in Van Fong Bay.)
Well, almost at the mouth of Bing Koi Bay, and nearly hull down, I counted a fleet of twenty-two ships of war, but could not distinguish what class they wore, When the, as I call Bismarck returned to the fleet, another N.-D. Lloyder steamed out and ing toward the N.E. On the 8.
Bay, at a dit miles from the masted gunboat was anchored as a sort of picket-boat, They took no notice of us, 80 we steamed on, "At Cape St. James I counted eleven very large German steamers, some of which had already delivered their coal to the fleet, and the rest were awaiting orders. Five or six miles farther up there are six more anchored, and about ten miles below Saigon there were seven more at anchor, making in all twenty-four Baltic fleet colliers. Of course, I suppose that is not at all infringing the neutrality, but what do you think of four of the Volunteer fleet lying here in port loading Welsh coal and, I believe, from the Government depot? They are all flying the noble Volunteer flag, and the masts are rigged for signalling. The after masts have got distinguishing white rings Painted round them; in fact, they are Mmon-of-war but for the flag.
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