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quest for brief delay on account of his man
Hesily weak physical condition from his
wounds he was brought into court on the 9th
on I. COZ and pat upon his trial. or course he
vas speedily convicted on every count. al
though the trial Vas perfectly fair one. and
sentenced 20 be hanged There was really no
defense under Virginia laws. except. perhaps
. plea OF insanity. and IN the then state Of pub
lie opinion j. would have been laughed out of
court. even had Brown been willing TO enter
srch plea
Throughout all these proceedings Brown
maintained his attitude Of dignity and courage
He did not take refuge IN sullen silence, but
bIs utterances were dictated by "a striking wis
dom. lie earnestly disavowcd any intention
o. committing murder or treason. repeating
that his only object was TO free the slaves
During his short imprisonment his wife and
Others we're permitted to visit and converse
with him. or the survivors of his Inflated ex-
petition, he was the first To suffer death. Al
though the shareholders had recovered from
their terror, his blood was fairly hunsered for
all over the south. and By many even in the
north. On the appointed day-December 2.
ls5g-without finching. perfectly calm and
serene. his face seemingly illanined with the
Joy OF one who fully realized tina. he wis dyiag
10 serve great cause, he was led TO the scaffold
and eIecuted. though many powerful appeals
bad been made for bis pardon
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ing several Of the citizens we're iilled and
wounded including the MAJOR o. the town. as
well as number Of Browns men. Practically
however. Brown held possession Of the town
nnti noon OF MOndaS. the i7.h. IN answer to
al questions rs TO the nature OF their object
and plans the invariable answer was returned:
40 free the slaves"
About noon bodies Of local militia began to
arrive npon the scene. Brown was driven into
the arsenal and n hot fire poured into IT from
all directions by the enraged Virginians. There
was now no escape. Que of Browns bridge
guards bad been killed and the other captured
and sf'erward put to death. Capt Stevens
WHO attempted 10 pariey with the citizens
under white flag. was relentlessly shot down.
Al niShtiail Blown retired into the engine
house, which he barrcaded. and from which he
repulsed an assault killing two and wounding
siy o. the asszillnts. All his own force mean
while had been killed and wounded but him
sel'. three whites and a few negroes who had
been compelled TO join him. One of his Sous
Nss dead and another MORALLY wounded.
There was not the remotest prospect Of succor
Still he held out
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water l72 feet; width, Al feet; depth under the
deck, III fcet drarght. 10 feet
The Monitor only differed from other ships
In the particular that she had no upper deck,
and was mostly under water, not more than
two feet OF her top, except the turret. present
ing itself to view above the water hne Her
entire surface and below the water line was
iron plated. On this smooth, fiat surface Of
low Geek was an iron turret. in shape of huge
cytinder, with port lroles. revolving in closely
hitting ring OF bronze metal let into the deck
and worked by machinery driven by steam.
ms turret was perhaps feet high and %
rect In diameter, armed with two ll-inch Dahl
gren guns throwing shot weighing $50
pounds. There was also an armored pilot
house on the forward deck. with peep holes
II was well described in the newspapers Of the
dfy as a "cheese box on a raft"
by the 25th OF February her machinery was
placed and tested, her guns we're in the turret
ana 'he Monitor was turned over to tho Navy
department She left New York for Hampton
loads on March 6, iii charge CT towboat.
Her crew consisted Of fifty-eight men, all told
and except the officers all volunteers from the
ships North Carolina and Sabine, then in New
York harbor. She was commanded BY Lieut.
John l.. Worden, who had as subordinates
Lieut. S. d. Greene. Acting Master L. n. Stodder
and Acting Master J. y. Weber. The Monitor,
OF doubtful sea-going capacity at best. encoun-
tered rough weather OF her trip down. and
came near laundering. taking on great deal
OF water. Owing to the superhuman exertiOns
OF her officers and crew and great good luck,
she pulled through, though the trip was a
depressing one OH the spirits Of the men.
DESTRUCTION OF THE CUMBERLAND AND THE
CONGRESS-.
About noon on the Sth Of March, ready at
last for her work of destruction. the Merrimac
passed down Elizabeth river into the open
roadstead and headed for Newport News in
the vicinity of which we're anchored the ma
tionai steam frigate Congress, of fifty guns, and
the sloop of war Cumberland, OF thirty To-
ward Fortress Monroe, at the farthest hardly
four miles away. were also the steam frigates
Minnesota and Roanoke. sister ships of the
Merrimac before the war, and the large sailing
frgate Saint Lawrence. Besides these there
were many lesser vessels OF various kinds The
MerrinIac certainly had rich harvest before
her.
The rebel ship slowly and silently swept
down on the Cumberland and the Congress.
both lying perfectly quiet. there being no ex-
pectation of danger. When she arrived within
a mile. however, her character was discovered
creating instant excitement on board the
wooden ships The Cumberland Immediately
opeued fire with her heavy ordnance, but the
shots had no more effect on the Merrimac' s
iron walls than hail stones on a mansard roof
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nrmor wns completely cleaned off by the Union
fire from a hundred guns. But to compensate
Tor these easily repaired damages she had COM
pletely destroyed two large warships hands
down, demonstrated her invulnerability as
against unarmored ships and utterly dismaye ed
the other vessels Of the fcet
THE MONITORS TIMELY APPEARANCE.
That nigh. the Monitor arrived She passed
Cape Henry about 4 p. M, and there heard the
booming Of cannon over twenty miles away,
which Worden correctly surmised to come
from an attack of the Merrimac Like the
true hero he was, the commander Of the Moni-
tor at once commenced to prepare his ittls
venture foSthe coming fight When the pilot
came on board the result OF the days battle
was learned and nerves were braced for the
morrow.
When the Monitor arrived OF Old Point,
about o'clock p. M, Capt Marston, the senior
naval oficsr OF the squadron, ordered Lieut.
Wordsn to 70 70 The assisEsnoe Of The Mime
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rounded SO that the pivot guns could be used
as bow and stern chascrs or quartering. Over
the gun deck was light grating, making
promenade about twenty feet wide. The wood
backing was covered with iron plates. rolled at
the Tredegar works, two inches thick and eight
wide The first tier put on horizontally.
the second up and down--in all, to the thick
ness of four inches, bolted through the wood
work and clinched The prov was of cast iron.
projecting tour fcet, and badly secured, as
events proved. The .udder and propeller
were entirely unprotected. The pilot house
was forward of the smokestack and covered
with the same thickness of iron as the sides.
The motive power was the SHINE that had al
ways been i'll the ship.
Her engines were defective and not to be
depended upon. The armament Of the new
ship, which was rechristened the Virginia.
was intrusted to Lieut.. Catcsby Jones OF the
| the G. S. navy. Her battery consisted of two
Finch rifle guns on the bow and stern OIL
pivots; two 6-inch rifles aud six 9-inch smooth
bores on the sides. Commander Franklin
Buchanan was placed in command of this
| formidable ship. For lieutenauts he had
Catesby A. X. Jones, Charles C. Simms. r. D.
Miner. II. Davidson. ]. L, Wood, j. r. Eygles-
ton and Walter Butt. with n full complement of
| subaltern officers ard 800 men.
The work OF rehabilitating the Merrimac
| had made SLOW progress and she was pushed
| down the roads the moment she was finished,
| gu Hat vi. AHriof SAYS WAS supposed 10 De
trial trip, but one which proved 10 be a trial
| such no vessel had ever undergone I'D to
| that time" Tho Merrimac's defects were in
her drausht, which was twenty-five feet; her
unreliable engines her lack of speed, which
Was no more than five knots, and the diff Guilty
OF steering and turning her.
The Union government had from time to
time been informed in a vague way OF the
confederate armOred ship at Norfolk As the
work slowly progressed exaggerated reports
OF the power of the Merrimac caused great
alarm ut Washington. TO meet tho impend-
ing danger the Navy Department in August
advertised for proposals to build severali ron-
clad steam batteries. Capt. John Ericsson
submitted plans for ian impregnnblc steam
battery, Of light draught." suitable to navigate
the shallow waters OF the confederate statos.
They were at frat rejected, but afterward
Ericsson succeeded in theoretically domoustrat-
ing its practicability and his plan was 40
cepted and work ordered 20 be begun imme-
diately.
BUILDING THE MONITOR.
It is impossible almost, as we'll rs needless,
to infinitely describe the vessel built by Erics-
son under this contract Work was begun on
the ship at Rowland's yard in Brooklyn in
October, 1861, and it was launched January so,
1862. having been christened tho Monitor,
at the suggestion of Ericsson himself Any
body who has seen the monitor type Of ship Of
the present day will know what the original
Monitor was like. There have been improve
ments in minor details. but tho outlines and
lower hall Vas LA feet long. and above the
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Just Before the Rattle, Mother,

Just before the battle, mother,
ain thinking most Of You,
While upon the neld we're watching,
With the enemy In view.
Comrades brave are round me lying.
Fiild with thoughts OF home and God.
Fur well they know that on tie morrow
Some viii Sleep beneath the sod.
Farewell, mother, you may never
Press me 10 your heart again;
Oh, you'll not forget me, mother,
II I'm numbered with the slain.
Oh, long to see you, mother,
And the loving ones at home,
But I'll never leave our banner
TIL In honor can come.
Tell the traitors all around Won
That their cruel words We Know
In every battle XII our soldiers
BY the help they give the foe.-Cho.
Harki hear the bugles sounding.
lis the signal for the fight;
Now may God protect US, mother,
AS He ever does the Right.
Hear the "Battle Cry Of Freedom"
How Il swells upon the air.
On, yes, wen rally round the standard
Or wen perish nobly therel-Cho.
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The fifth army corps anticipated in eighty
six battles and beats the record. No flag can
contain them all
The battle OF Allatoona, Ga. October ), 1884.
is said to have been. for the number Of troops
engaged. tho most terrific Of the war.
Al the battle OF Sp0ttsylyanis. Court House,
called 1.-THE Angle" IL 10 claimed that there
we're more dead men found or the ground than
In any other battle Of modera times to the same
number Of screA
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April 10 Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Gen.
W. r. Sherman arranged the conditions OF the
surreuder Of the remainder OF the rebel army.
April IS tho whole Of the rebel army, from
ths Potomac to the Rio 0rande, surrendersd
through it, commander, Gen Johnssnn, ana
The rebsIlton vas virtually aDan end
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BEGIN SAVING NIoxrY

BEGIN SAVING MONEY
BY taking few shares in the e3d New Issueo,
stock I'm the Equitable Cooperative building
Association.
Shares are ga each. rRyahle monthly
The Equitable is conlrstel upon the true
principles Of co-o!egaiion. II Is mufgc}g al
rdntdceOus TO both classes q stoc knoidsrs-
tncse saving and those bolr owing.
il eDcourarcs you 10 save money.
u will iel7 You buy a home.
IL VIII loan you money 90 rcy OF Your mort
gage and perlEit yon 10 return the money in
small monthly ilstailmcnts
One thousand dollars is loaned upon each
stare.
Apart or all Of a loan may be settled II any
time upon payment Of the principal and inter
est TO date. Heavy expenses arc avoided
-Four and-a-haf millions have been luanci 90
shareholders without tho loss Of a dollar This
and its published REPORTS are evidence Of the
safe and accurate ass srnent Of Real Estate
Securities and the otherwise careful and con
sentative conduct of the Equitable a. CO.
operative Saving and Loann- Institution.
Idmphiefs erp' G-pfn7 re arrdnrdcss and
benefts or fhs dssaciG'ioR and othsr tnrtrnG-
tsol. furnished upon duplication 81 TIC 0Ifce.
IJ95 Est
SNo. JOY EPSON. Secretary.
EQUITABLE COOPERATIVE
BUILDING ASSOCIATION,
loo3 ST. NV. se,.-e;,
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HEN THE GUNS OF
the Mcrrimac smashed
the sides Of the Cum
bertrand and the Con-
gress they roared out
the death kEell Of
wooden hulks and rev.
olutioaized naval war
fare. They were rebel
guns, but they were
none the less American.
Thefe is a strong prob
ability that the Union
cnnse WAS very near
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IuE NATIONAL SAFE DEposyr
SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY
Of the District of Columbia.
CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE.
Chartered b. special ect Of Congress
Jan .ls67. and acts of Oct. $50 and Feb. 1892
CAPITAL: ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
Rents safes from s. each upward per snnu.n.
Silver and va.ualIrs taken on deposit.
Ten CENTS and upward received on deposit and
interest allowed on sums o: notices. taan a.
Prepares and keeps Wills free of c.lare-acts as Ex.
ecu;or. Administrator ami Trus.eo-snecutes Trust.
Of al kinds.
BENJAMIN P. sNYpER, Pres. LEM.
JAMES n JnEZst,ibix>' s rs 2 l'reSlden:
THs9 %, ,Sc r I ZONES THIRD Nioe Pres.
ALBERT L. sTURTEvAAT. Secretary
Directors:
Bcnjamin 2. SNYDER. Zenas G. Robbins.
sitert 1. StlsTtcvant. sndrew wyiia
GEORGE III Plant. Matthew a. T,,,,.rv
Lewis CIeltAnc. S'ear"s 4 James,
James NJ Johnston. Charles e. Glover,
X Ross Perry, John 4. P.rE,
Thomas Hyde. joan z Po.-.rs
William +. Clark. fly col Ilou,ls Az Jonas
UNION SAVINGS BAxK,
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Bank hours 9:3o TO ,. oren till about tlse mi IDLE
and end Of each month. Saturday evenings. opeu
from G to O'Clock.
Four rcr cent interest ordinary deposits remain
inS for months Dividends from The earnings Of tie
bank on i-stallment deposits for five ten years.
Five and p cents SAVINGS stamps for sale at the
bank and at the agencies in all PARTS of the city.
I. L. SMITH.
au29-lm President
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RATTLE OF THE IRoNCLAps.

The Monitors Timely Arrival Stops the
Merrimac's Career.
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louR CREprr Is Coon
DON'T SPEND DOLLAR
FOR FURNITURE
on CARPETS
UNTIL YOU VISIT
GEoaAS,s
MAMMOTH CREprr Horsx
slg ,sor aNn N-pl -I-fr CT n W


Are you going to House Keep this fall,
nso We can he - service % yoa In ways thsa
one. Hundreds u people ia Washington eaJoyinG
the benefits .: our
IEERLEsS CREDIT SYSTEM.
Wig not .o,f
We win ask ynu 30 decide N'h.ther not the i'm
mense stock Of FurlitI-e and Carpets contained
the Eve aoors q hs double ss-s Is not Just 40
low in prize that contained in any cash furniture
house ia Washington eel them all credit.
logr Iarlor
VIII look coy wi:h OF Plush or Hair Goth
PErlor Suitos-we sell them for s2s cash or ESQ On
tiiue.
We believe that assortment of Hih Grade parlor
Furniture IN Tapestry. Brorat-l!e ami wilton Rus
a. handsome end complete you can md anywhere.
and we tno,r that prioes JallU Is Fu aerf
totocS than such qualities be- purchased for 10
other stores.
Your Bed Room
VIII LOCK neat and comfortable with OF Solid
sell sI7 cash. els on time We have all styles and
finish in Bed Room Fu-niiuro-aii prices.
10 You Need a CdrDefg
We sell spicaid brussels at 60. nsr yA-d cash. GSa
time. kelab.c Ingram Gall-t Sic. yard cash.
SOC. time All Carpets made and laid free Of eHtrs
Your Dining Room
VIII hc cofnp,ete than with o. eft
Oak Extension ra5lcs-price ~ = cash - 20 %
We sci 20-l Ound Hair Mattress for q. 20 cash.
81 On time.
Anything that ever found a place In a completely
furnished house can Oc purchased a Us
ON CREDIT.
. No Notes % S.0n
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FINANCIAL.
PrADODr LrrnAnr o. Assocrirros
GEORGETOWN. u G

Condi ion 81 THE ORIGINAL fund q sis 0lo on the l.,
OF Seyteinecr. lSrs pnbshe3 by the asrctin ~ Tie
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GRArEFuL-Coxroarrso.
EPPs's COCOA
BREAKFAST.

bs th"tUItu Anvw leiIe ~ tne htfufNI ~ Nfft1
sear,fgl slrlicatlon Of the nne preperties q veil
selected Cocoa Mr.. EpIss las provided hrcskfa0
Il Dies with decateiy favored beverage, which may
many heavy doctors' bills. Il Is By the 5nff
n.sy be grsdusly built up until strong enough 20 NJ
every tendency TO disease. Hundreds 81 subtle
ever there Is weak point We may esrare many .
fatal shaft by keeping Ourselves well forrfncd with
Service sazette."
Mede silaply with boiling watcr CT milk. sold cnly
in half fouId tins by Groccrs. labslee thus:
JAMES EPPs CO.. Hcmoopsfhic ch~mish. lAor
don. England ks25-<. N tu1y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-03
Orulists.
E:Y YES.

Professors j. T. and A. H.. DAVIS. the only makers
and interters OF the improved ARTIFICIAL human eye
knowlsdged by The faculty to be the only
zion 81 nature In The w"rd. We challenge competition
IN httinx amt work nhnshin CirculHrs with iRstruc.
ti0ns, kent on application. Ia East 10th ST.
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Gppartnership 3lotires.

NEW YORK, JUNE 30 lse2-Mr. THOMAS MATT.
LAND retirss from our nIn this hay as he has dc.
citst to remain abroad. aud Mr. DALLAS b. PRATT be-
comes member Of the frm.
MAITLAND. PHELPS CO.. "a Exchange place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-03
Steamboats,.
FALL RIVER LINE

VhhNHspNNNpe
FALL RIVER LINE
FOR BOSTON. NEWPORT. -PRovrDEScE, COTTAGE
CITY. NANTUCKET. CAfB COD. WHITE NOUN
TAINS and all Eastern points.
DOUBLE SERVICE during SUMNER MONTHS.
sion together.
FEExxnTSAGNsfn. and FFnhSSVfsbhnsScE
Leave New York from Pier 2s. n. R., foot Of Murray
,, S,so =: A.. week day. and Sundays. for FAN River
arect connecting with Pullman vestibucd express
,rnin due PARK Square station Boston $50 A. w. and
direct with boat for Cottage City and Nantucket Che
Mondays at SA ny .
,9,1S q. ~. week days only. for Newport ana Pail
Riysr dye NEWPORT S:45 FAN River NJ sonneetins
COO points. the White Mountains, Ac.
connecting annex boat leaves Brooklyn, week days
ana sundars hbP. NJ; Jersey city. Pm
steamer in commission.
Tses!s ss,,roSms 4e can be obtained in New YORK
sy ast Vet 10Th i3s Es.t i25th s ~ C91I
A. the line once. Pior as r.. and steamers Send
Brightest summer Lands"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23
BID $4,000 FOR A VOTE.

Evidence Of Bribery in the Coal Combine
Bill in the New Jersey Legislature.
New YORK, March 21.-Last Friday
the Herald charged the use of a corrup-
ton fund of at least So ,000 600, raised
by interested capitalists and stock job
bers to bunco the passage Of the bill le-
CALLING the combination of the Reading
Railroad To-day the Herald returns to
the subject and states that more than
half Of the hideous secret is laid bare.
There was bribery, 1t adds, and enor-
nous bribery at that. Proof of it is
furnished by the word of State Senator
Maurice Alexander Rogers, of Camden
County. He is quoted as saying that at
1890 A. NJ of the day the bill passed he
was offered and refused $4,000 Tor his
vote Tor the bill. Then the agent re-
turned and offered more than SIS, 600,
though Rogers does not state the exact
figures. you see," he said, Il was to
have made up the necessary majority,
so the agent told me. [ will only say
that it was sum SO large that if put at 6
per cent. Interest [ need not have
worked any more
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23
BOILER DEALS OUT DEATH.

Six Men Killed and over Score Injured
by an Explosion.
EAST JORDAN, Mich, March 21--The
boiler of the East Jordan Lumber Com
pany's mill No. blew up at Z: 80 o'clock
this morning, Instantly killing the iol-
lowing persons:
VIM. BEACH, aged Is, unmarried.
SIMON CARNEY, aged Is, unmarried.
PETER SHELDON. aged %, unmarried
JOHN BROWN. aged 20, unmarried.
BERT Cook, aged So married.
EMANUEL HUNT, AGED 10, who has a
wife and child.
Those dangerously injured are; san
derson Reinharu, badly injured about
the limbs; John Ringle, seriously in
jured about the head, will die; Anozi
Christy, very seriously hurt, recovery
doubtful; James Smith was very serious
ly injured and q score of others badly
injured. The mill, valued at $1,000, is
total wreck. The cause Of the eX-
plosion is unknown.
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Won CAPRIVi RESIGNS.
Bismarck's Successor Surrenders H
H51b nHoo

Bismarck's Successor Surrendsrs His
High Office.
PARIS, March ia telegram received
here from Berlin says the reports that
Chancellor Won Caprivi and Count Won
Zedlitz-Trutzschler have resigned ow-
ing to differences that have arisen over
the primary educational bin are con-
firmed.
BERLIN, March 18.-The sudden re-
turn to Berlin of Herr Rauchhaubelt, d
leading Conservative, is believed to be
connected with the impending resigna-
tons Of DR.. Herrfurth, minister of the
interior, and Count Won Zedlitz- Trutz-
schier, minister of ecclesiastical affairs,
instruction and ME dj cinal affairs.
1t has been learned that all the Prus-
sian ministers did not attend the meet
ing to-day. Count Won Zedlitz-Trutz-
schler was not present, and neither did
he attend the meeting of the cabinet
yesterday. This fact is taken to strongly
support the report that he is about to
resign his Office. Further support is
adduced from letter he has written to
the chairman of the committee having
the primary education bill under con-
sideration, announcing that he will not
attend the sitting of the committee to-
night.
The Kreuz-Zeitung publishes a report
that Chancellor Won Caprivi has re-
signed. 1t has received no confrma-
ton, however. The North German Ca
zette confirms the report that Count
Won Zedlitz-Trutzschler intends to re-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23
NATIVES BESIEGE A TOWN.
The Village of Quilimane Surrounded by
Army of Armed Blacks.

MOZAMBIQUE, March 21.-A dispatch
from Quilimane, which town is besieged
by force of 5000 natives, states that
the blacks have assumed the most men
acing attitude and momentarily threat
en- an attack upon the place. The most
intense excitement prevails. Every
man and boy in Quilimane capable of
handling gun has been
armed and the inhabitants are
prepared to hold the place
to the last extremity. The outskirts are
closely guarded, TO prevent, if possible,
the natives from making one of the
rushes en- masse that distinguish their
method of warfare. The British tor
pedo cruiser Mohawk, mounting six
guns, has been ordered to Quilimane
from Mozambique. A Portuguese gum
boat with 100 soldiers on board has al
ready been dispatched to Quilimane,
and if the natives postpone their attack
until the warships reach there it is be-
Geved thew can be easily routed.