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Soon after the voyage the Danish Princess arrived in England, 

 and her gallant captain and crew hastened to make and publish 

 the following, which we extract from the London Daily JSfews 

 October 30, 1866, and which forever settled the question; and 

 those Avho have been loudest in expressing their doubts noAV be- 

 come the warmest in expressing their satisfaction, coupled with 

 regret for the pain they had caused Capt. Hudson and Mr. Fitch : 



"At Troon, the 22d October, 1866, appeared before me Robert 

 C. Reid, one of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the county 

 of Ayr. Mr. George A. Baker, master of the barque Danish 

 JPri72cess, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, from Quebec, who declares 

 that Captain Tooker, the former master of the said barque Danish 

 Princess, on his arrival .at Quebec reported having spoken the 

 little ship Red, While and Blue, from New York, bound for Lon- 

 don, twenty-seven days out, under full sail, with royals set; and 

 that in overhauling the log-book of the said barque he there found 

 recorded the day, date and position of the little ship wheii it was 

 spoken. The day was Sunday ; the date 5th August, 1866, and 

 the position latitude 47.19 N., longitude 22.10 W. He, the said 

 George A. Baker, further declares that in joining the said barque 

 Danish Princess, the only individuals belonging to the former 

 crew he found were two lads, now on board said barque, whose 

 names are William John Norman and Philip M'Cormick, and who 

 make declaration as under. 



(Signed) " G. A. BAKER. 



"Signed and declared this 22d day 1 

 of October, 1866, before me at Troon, ^ 



"R. C. Reid, J. P." 



"We, the above designed William John Norman and Philip 

 M'Cormick, having been on board the barque Danish Princess on 

 Sunday, the 5th day of August, 1866, on the passage from Dublin 

 to Quebec, declare that we fell in with, and spoke, the little ship 

 Red, White and Blue, from New York to London, twenty-seven 

 days out, under full sail, with fore and main royal set. The crew 

 on board the little ship consisted of two nien and a dog. They 

 were asked if assistance was needed, to which they answered ' No. 

 All well.' " W. J. NORMAN, 



"PHILIP M'CORMICK. 

 " Signed and declared at Troon, this 



22d day of Oct., 1866, before me, 



"R. C. Reid, J. P." 



