We understand that a certain amount of surprise has been created by our report of the S. V. C. maneuvres on Sunday, the result of which we gave as a victory for the Western force through the fact that it succeeded in taking a convoy to its objective. Now the Eastern force happen to have also captured a convoy—so victory is claimed by the units composing it. What ovcurred was somewhat as follows. The boats, which contained the Western force' stores and flags, went aground in the Soochow Creek just prior to the start of operations, and when the- Western force should have moved off, there was accord. ingly no convoy. Fearing that this would spoil the day's proceedings, the Western advance guard proceeded to vamp up a convoy and flags, and with it proceeded towards the objective. An account of how it fared was written by our correspondent. But meantime the boats, carrying the stipulated red flags and a guard, which had gone
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