In the Yellow Sea

ch we found out meant "Weigh; cut or slip." This was rightly interpreted as a command to follow the wars

the trouble increased every minute. Soldiers loaded their rifles, and took up their positions as sentries at the ladders, s

se. Goldheugh and the mate conferred with the German officer, who

. Must confe

dvanced to the gangway, so that if the Japanese came on board again they ran a great risk of being killed. The signal was replied to

great difficulty that the Chinese leaders were at length induced to order the men from the gangw

the state of the case. Captain Goldheugh and the Ge

us all if we attempt to obey. Cannot your captain permit us to return? We had not heard of

he ship," said the Japanes

. What shall we do? You may let us retu

ok his head

ied. "You must be ready to act when

three hours and a half, and it was then nearly "one bell,"-half-past twelve,-for I remember the bell be

ngineers and firemen to come on deck; a

! What for?"

ng the chart-room, and later, his cabin. Meantime I gave the order

idge before this, and the "calm that precedes a storm" had settled

e steamer

ged his shoulders

am not allowed,' and ask for a boat for

ridge, and made some preparations to depart. The next thing I remarked was a

d the chief engineer.

hat," replied his mate, who had retre

t? By thunder, it's a torpedo! That's another. Hurry, lads.

ineer had said. I had never seen one before; and was it possible that this black thing which was rushing like a small po

thunder of guns rang out at one moment, a

ief mate, rushing forward. "L

ul impact of the shot or shell, and I also dropped in the blue sea behind him.

e then I have heard "guns going off," and have been startled by them, but this hurricane of shot was fearful. When I again r

hinese kept firing in reply at anyone in the water, and at the ship's boats, which had been lowered, but not with the

lf at intervals, while the firing continued. The Chinese replied aimlessly from the steamer, killing their own people on the principle of the scorpion which attacks itself when in imminent danger of death.

d how I managed to keep afloat and unharmed is to me, even now, astonishing. Had I not been perfectly at home in the water I think I must have drowned

o the vortex of the Yellow Sea. The Naniwa had struck a decisive blow in the war. Then my mind sprung back to the evening on which I had been rescued by Captain

NG SHUI PLUNGE DOWN

a large boat closing upon me gently. A word of command; I was seized and dragged on board the launch amid the Japanese crew, and to my delight I perceived Mr.

ceived no apologies, however, though food and dry clothing were supplied. The captain also was rescued by another boat, but we did not "chum" wi

red to make a statement to the captain of the cruiser. At eight bell

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conversation outside the cabin wherein I was lying. There was a sound of firearms, a clas

as on peace intent. He was my young friend the midshipman to whom I had be

e been thinking about you, and have ven

prisoners, and I am in custody," I replied

d deprecatingly,

ficers to the British ships. Your captain will return to Nagasaki, I believe, and thence

Japanese navy

grateful for your assistance to me. He himself has suggested your joining the ship. You were

as pleasant to my ears. Perhaps I might vol

"I must request a reply, as my wat

aptain will permit me. But mus

enable you to see some service, and I am c

iled. I jumped

nourable uncle that I will, if permitted, be most happy to

e been a misfor

plied. "Her very name is a reproach, a

am on duty. We weigh at four o'clock this

politely from the surveillance to that time observed. At this point I may say that all the officers and men, and later the Japanese ashore, treated us all most kindly. But all the same I think that in war they would be most formidable antagonist

ings with them-and I have met many influential Japanese and others-I have found them polite and

ermitted to go on deck amidships, or forward of the bridge, an

he said. "Perhaps you

inese gunboat close by, which had been captured

ave caught her, and shall send her captain and crew with your of

er escort and by permission, to the cabin in which Captain

e I'm still in limbo, though I must say the fellows are

ask your permission t

e, and yet in trepidation wh

smithereens, and made a 'holy show' of the Fêng Shui? Bedad, a March hare isn't in the same run with ye

sly. "The fact is the captain of thi

iom. "The Jap captain offers ye a berth. Ah, go out o' that! He wants ye to take the cruiser in

imes, as if perfectly, but unwillingly

hen I tell them that the young runaway is the admiral of the Naniwa-what's that mean? In Ireland '

uzzled me. The captain was "

ject, sir,

-she's left ye-and your friends. What for?" he asked

eer, and see some service for a while. The captain he

he old woman (that's me) begins to get over the stile. I s

kind, captain! Stil

er, but as he has, and ye are already dressed up in Japanese clothes, maybe he wants to see whether ye're worth your salt! All right, Admira

ptain accepted the polite invitation to bre

ess myself. I suppose ye'll breakfast in the cabin, while I am pigging in the war

re rose in me, and as he had consented, however unwillingly, I decided to

upon the parting. I felt sorry to leave my messmates, but against this feeling came the knowledge that I was adrift already, and must go to Nagasaki first, then find conveyance to China and perhaps to Europe. I had no money, and no chance of finding any then. My parents, particularly my dear mother, would

en transferred as indicated above, the Yayayama steamed away for Japan. I remained in the cruiser while she sent boats to search for

and war was declared on the 1st Augu