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quickly got out. The water boat came up alongside on the port side & it was the fun of the world watching them. They are manned wholly by niggers & they couldn't tie up. One of the boats broke away & the tug had to pull it up again. Took them nearly all the morning to get them fixed. Our boys threw down money to them & they would let the ropes go & grab for the money.
The English cruiser "Yarmouth" came in this morning. The water boat men are real funny. Two of our boys went ashore & I ordered 6 silk handkerchiefs & a field manual of Engrs. The German prisoners from the Emden. 45 men 2 warrant officers, 2 Officers & the captain also a nephew of the Kaiser's were the total strength of the prisoners. They came onboa aboard & the guard fixed bayonets