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Leave Shields--Madras--Hired by government--Arrive at Chusan--Junks--Sickness--Number of Crew--Yeang-tze-keang--Boat breaks adrift--Wreck--Mr. Noble and child drowned--Mrs. Noble--Lieut. Douglas--Vessel rights--Jolly-boat returns--Chinese--Leave the wreck. Page 1-16 CHAPTER II.

Get ashore--Village--Appearance of country--Made prisoners--Syrang-- Bound--Chinese gentleman--Old women--Meet some of the crew--Kindness of one Chinese--Put into irons--Insults--Interrogated by mandarin--Death of marines 17-32

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