"With the departures of the Luzon and the Amiral Charnier from Hankow the total number of foreign vessels on the Yangtze River beyond Nanking was twelve. Of these'eight were Bri-rishi, three American, and one French. The British vessels are the Gnat, Sandpiper, Tern, Peterel, Gannet, Mantis, Cockchafer, and Falcon, and the American, the Guam (Hankow), the Monocacy (Kiukiang), and the Tutuila~ (Chungking). The French vessel is the Francis Garnier.
Several vessels of the British Yangtze flotilla are due to be replaced shortly, and one new vessel, H.M.S. Scorpion, has arrived in Hongkong. This vessel will replace H.M.S. Bee which is now in Shanghai. Other Ships will be replaced by new gunboats including H.M.S. Dragonfly launched on Thursday at Mess Thorneycroft's yards, and by H.M.S. Grasshopper, which is building.
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