The ever-present idlers which were escape to their boat with their The retreat was ordered, and result of the passivity imposed by the higher authorities a number of the British sustained nasty bruises, Lieutenant Fogg-Elliott was struck 'a heavy blow on the jaw, and Mr. Pratt was the recipient of a half brick which, thrown with great} force, struck him on the temple, and cut into the, Sesh, Luckily" the wound was not severe, and ha Rbandoned' the pirated stores the party managed to struggle back to their sampan without the necessity, of killing any of their assailants, and were soon able to salve their} \juries aboard the "Widgeon."
Next day a formal complaint was lodged, and the return of the stores: and the punishment of the culprit vas demanded. Tupan Liu Hsian made personal apologies to Commander Perryman and Mr, Pratt, and later on sent the Con for Foreign Affairs, Dr. the Widge and to promise vest stolen goods and pun pirates and the pickets. was leaving the gunboat fired from' the shore.
As Dr. Ki shot was]
The bullet: struck HAMS. Mantis, we both the stout timber locker on deck, struck the ship's side, and ricochetted about the deck, narrowly missing several persons before coming to rest, There is good reason to believe that the shot was fired by order of the extremists, and that it was intended for Dr.
Ki, as a protest against the Tupan's apology.
When the Kingwo yeas leaving] for Ichang a few days later with A passenger, two more red, which were supposed to be intended for the ship, but fortunately they did no damage,
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