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and admisal we proceeded straight up To Quai Felix Fame.
Boar was the directing are swaller boats. The who
there was was a only other one alongside when we was Dep
difficulty in filling the boat. animal
au officer bows controlling the French troops, they archough powed
are and stem antil are was noc au inch in
unfilled. the Meanwhile stumbling along be 'quai', tripping
debin G report G the admisal, 1 ended
of a large shell hole, which 1 promptly cursed up fluently at
Draw one language.
with two hundred troops on board
forward of the cobine was so crowded that are believe
not we one ot all, consequently the boat bad 6
by slouting diections louder Than due incessant Freuch
The passage out passed without any untoward incident.
De barbow however. a slight well difficulty arose,
lousi to which the troops should have been transfe
not be found, due to its not flashing the preatrava
5 make matters worse are was a swell outside
Oue boat roll reiker precariously.
The troops were eventually put aboug
lying near are entrance much a are consternated
Sub- Lientenant who kept bleating hopelessly. Passer cli
an order which are French promptly obeyed by sero
the focile. Luckey the only damage the boar
a goterquely twisted guardrail and chipped paint
by are swell.
but on assioring at the quai' found it deserte s
We proceeded once wore up a
troops had been evacuated in a emarkably.
acting on his instructions I went ashore again left
certain that are admiral had not been
be had not.
On our return down are harb
admisal in an HTB. which had apparently 6
are her propersion and relders were ordered