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the brig, and we conveyed them tenderly and 

 safely to our destination. 



But little more of this story remains to be told. 

 The Ningpo missionaries got back their boat and a 

 portion of the property which had been stolen 

 from them by the pirates. The guild of Chinese 

 merchants at that place — to their honour be it 

 recorded — subscribed a handsome sum for the 

 support of the relatives of the master of the 

 " Bittern " who fell in action, as well as for those 

 who had been wounded. 



Nor were the English merchants behind their 

 Chinese brethren in showing how highly they ap- 

 preciated the conduct of Captain Yansittart on this 

 occasion. A handsome subscription was raised to 

 be presented to him in the manner most agreeable 

 to his feelings. The generous-hearted sailor, al- 

 though he appreciated highly the kindness thus 

 shown to him, wanted nothing for himself, but 

 suggested that the sum might be expended in the 

 erection of an ornamental stained-glass window in 

 the church of his native village. 



