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7th Oct Sunday we proceeded along
side of Steam collier by Signal & took in
80 tons of Coal. after coaling was finished
the admiral made the following Signal
(Coaling well executed) which we all felt
a great compliment a ship about the
same tonnage the day before took 10
hours to take in 60 tons we managed
to get ours in, in 4 hours. the difference in
time for coaling the Both Ships was no
doubt the course for the Admirals signal
9th Left for Shan hai Ruau with mails
& despatches arriving the next day on the
10th Left for Shan huang tau with a
commission Officers from all Ships. 1 German
Admiral 2 Russian Officers 1 French ---
2 [illegible] the Captains of the Goliath &
Dido. distance about 12 Miles returning to
Shan hai Ruau in the evening on the 13th
we left Shan hai Ruau for Neu chuang
distance about 120 Miles the most northmost
port in China on arrival we found the place
& Railways in Charge of the Russians the
Railways I was informed was constructed
by British Captail their is a great trade
in this place I seen as many as 4 to 500
Junks now mostly laid up the Russian
Soldiers have & are commiting most grave acts
of Violence here, demanding money & articles
and if it is not forthcoming a Bayonet is
run through them. without the slightest
interference from the Russian authorities my
[illegible] is the the chinese are
far more [illegible] than the Russian