Among Typhoons And Pirate Craft

作者：Lindsay ANDERSON

播音：David Wales

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AndersonservedasthirdofficeraboardtheEamont.EamontwasanopiumclipperbuiltinCowes.EamontwasinvolvedintheopeningofJapantoforeignersin1858,servingasadispatchboatbetweenNagasakiandShanghai,andwasoneofthefirstvesselstoopenupatradewithFormosa.TheEamontwasemployedinthenegotiationsforthefirstcommercialtreatywithJapan.OnthisoccasionsheranintoNagasakiandquietlydroppedanchor,inspiteofthefactthatoppositiontotheproposedcommercialtreatywasverystrongatthetime.Onthefollowingmorning150boat-loadsofJapaneseattemptedtotowhertosea,beingevidentlyignorantofananchor'sraisond'etre.Butthoughtheyattemptedseveralsimilarmethodstogetridofhertheyrefrainedfromanyarmedattack,and,eventually,hermissionwascompletelysuccessful.Thiswasin1858,andtheEamont'screwsawmanywonderfulsightsinthattierraincognita.TheSeptemberTyphoonof1858destroyedseveralwell-knownopiumclippersatDoubleIsland,includingtheAnonyma,Gazelle,Pantaloon,andMazeppa.EamontwasanchoredoffDoubleIsland,with"150fathomsofchainoutandasecondanchorbackedonitat60fathoms."Thewavesintheanchoragewereestimatedtobeaslargeas40feet,andtheEamont’screwhadtocutawayhermasts.Eamontwasoneofonlytwoshipsinthatanchoragetosurvivethenight,theotherbeingtheHazard.(SeeWikipediaarticleonEamont(schooner))