Im the meantime, the rest of the foreigners in town were ordered by the military to keep in their houses} and not to go on the streets, but} lvefore night fall, the great majority managed to make their way either Jon board H. M. S. Wolseley or the U. S. S, Preble, or one of the two British merchant boats in port, the Kutwo and the Shasi.
The military were at this time threatening to commandeer the Kutwo for trooping, and refused to let her go. She was tfed up between the hulk and the C.I¢S. Kiangwah, which latter vessel was full of} troops. A British naval party from Mi, M.S. Emerald soon put a stop to this description of nonsense, how-exer. They simply took a launch, boarded the Kuto and stayed there until she was out in midstream ani!
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