s. Karsten Nowhere Near To the Editor of the "Nonnt-Ciiwa Dany News Sm—In fairness to the captain of the German steamer Karsten, 1 wish fo state the following: After the piracy (on May 28), the steamer Tejo Jett Yangling for Shanghai at 4 pin. Soon after we left, we sighted the: Karsten "about "five miles away coming behind us, As she is a much faster bout, she passed by our port ide at a distance of about one cable length, the time was 450 pin, afler the Bridge Buoy to Wusang entrance, No steamers were in sight at the time when Tejo was pirated and taken to Yangling.
While she was lying at anchor at! Yangling and at merey of the sea rovers, and while some of the pirates were discharging some of the ship's cargoes into their four junks (which came alongside after "the steamer Groped her anchor), then, at about 120 pin. we saw one British gun-oat and one B. & S. river steamer steaming up river, passing at a dis~ tance of about 21" miles from us, and five {010 minutes later also passed at the same distance one Japanese warship accompanied by Jone armed motor-jank steaming down river towards Wusang, but -unfortunately we were helpless to raise But at no time was the German steamer Karsten near us when we were attacked nor when we were forced to change our course to Yang-ling Carr, A.C. Joaxnno sis. Tejo Shanghai, June 3.
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