Tenders to H.M.S. Sparrow—
Junk No. 5, { Lieutenant Benjamin Langham.
{ Midshipman Percy Jones.
{ Naval Cadet John E. Smith.
Two petty officers and nine seaman ratings and one signal rating will be detailed to each tender, also one native pilot.
The tenders will act under the orders of the Commanding Officer of the gunboat to which they are attached, and will be prepared to leave Tinghai after the gunboats have completed with coal and provisions.
CHAS. E. LESTER,
Captain.
We had nothing to do now but wait for the Ringdove, so Mr. Trevelyan took his junk and our junk the Sally away sailing every day, till we really got quite good at managing the clumsy gear and the huge matting sails. We did some more gun practice as well.
The Goldfinch and Sparrow took their junks away before our gunboat arrived, and we gave them a jolly good send-off. At last our turn came, and the Ringdove finished coaling, and we were given orders to be ready to start at daybreak.