"The master of the Formose immediately altered the ship's course to head for the coast, increased speed, and kept everything secret in order not to inform the passengers of what occurred," M. Legris proceeded. "The position of the German battleship was given again at 1 p.m. and she was evidently heading for Montevideo.
At 5.55 p.m. the Formose sighted an Uruguaven orniser heading full speed for the high seas, "A few minutes later, that is to say exactly at 6 p.m. we stopped a German battleship and almost at once she opened fire against a ship we could not see," M. Legris continued.
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