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"Soure Cuixa Morxixc Post." ighly "interesting chay experiences +f Captain Stewar the captured oil-lwlan steaner Oldhami-, will be read with interest About 9 p.m. on the 18th of May, steering for Bi'ls Channel and expecting to sight the south end of Formosa the next day, we sighted " number of bright Fights the port bow crossing our track, but could net m: ko out wh t they were. A: drew up towards them we could nake out clouds of smoke, "ud concluding that they were a fleet of warships, T niterd: my course 10 east to get clear of them, but ing a bright moonlight night they had ted us and one of he ships canto of we About 1 pin. she put her searchnw and fired a shot for us to stop. At LI! pin. a boat fom the warship came alen. lo, and to our astonishment, Rus-ian officers boarded us, who ho ship's papers and' made try in the official log. They returned to their hont after looking into the latches, leaving orde not to pro-eved witl T received a signal from the warship which proved to be the Ole. Before they went from alongside, Ad-rural Enquist, of the Oteg, signalled the boat t" lea n officer and three armed men on board and to fellow their hip to the flee'. So about 1am. on the 19th we star ed shea at full speed and got up with the fleet before daylight and stowed d wu to their spel, xbout eight knots, xbout 5.30 a.m. The wh lo fi-et stopped, and we were boarded by " number "f officers, who a a'n examined the papers, log hooks, ete. und put all sorts of questions about having coitrsband on howd for Japan. An officer sealed up my chronometers. A stean Iaunch kept viving between the Oldhamia ant the flagship. The fleet meantime had +tarted couling.
At7 v'elock about 50 men cxme aboard and started to discharge cargo from No. 3 hatch in search for contraband, piling th cases on deck. After g. thing down about feet and having piled up the deck with cases, they started putting them ack in the hold again xbout p.m. I noticed tht they made very Foot stowage.
About 8 o'clock' the Rus im coal ship, Lavisia, came alongside and averted put: ting coil on bar!, us they were going to take the ship to Viadivostock.
About 9 a.m. orders were given by the flagship for the Oldhamia's crew to get their effects ready for leaving the ship. Myself, the chief engineer. the first mate, avd the steward were to remain on board. About 11 a.m. ord: rs were again given for the chief engineer only to remain on hoard; then a little later ¢ me orders for myself, the chief e-gineer, steward and cook to remain, Ab ut noon, mates, engineers and crew, numbering 29, were taken fiom the ship'and put on board the cruiser Orel, A Russian captain officers, ers, and crew were put on board the Oldhamia and too' charge of the vessel. About 4 p.m. orders were given for all to leave the ship. ea we were put on board the cruiser Oleg about 6 pin. The Old "was still ovaling, Before wa left the ship I 14 that there were 44 casey short out of No, 3 hold,
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