An item dated London 18 December reported that the East Indies Company sent the steamboat of war Nemesis (1) lieutenant W.H. Hall to Formosa (Taiwan) to demand the release of captain Gully and the crew of the Ann which ships and the transport Nebudda with around 200 men troops some time ago were wrecked near that island and afterwards all survivor were taken prisoner.
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1. The iron paddle frigate launched at John laird, Birkenhead in December 1839 and sold in 1852 with a builders measurement of 660 tons and as dimensions 165’x 29’, armed with 2-3pdrs. J.J. Colledge/B. Warlow. Ships of the Royal Navy. London, 2006.
