No. 17.
Statement concerning number of troops landed and returned to the Boston.

Guns landed: One 37 in H. R. C.; one Gatling.

I have looked the log over and find the following to be a pretty accurate account of the forces landed from the U. S. S. Boston at Honolulu, January 16, 1893, together with those landed from and returned to the ship at different times:

Landed at 4:30 or 5 p.m., January 16:
Three (3) companies of blue jackets, 36 each 108
One (1) company of marines and (2) music 32
Music for battalion 12
Officers (9 naval, 1 marine) 10
162
Extra men landed:
January 24, for Camp Boston 2
February 16, for Camp Boston 1
March 15, for Marine Guard 1
March 17, for Camp Boston 14
18
Total number of men and officers landed for service 180
Returned on board:
January 27, men 2
January 30, men 1
February 3, Lieut. Young’s company 35
February 3, officers 2
February 23, men 2
February 27, men 2
February 28, men (1), marine (1), blue jacket 2
March 1, men 1
March 13, men 1
March 15, men 2
March 18, men 1
March 20, Lieut. Coffman’s company 36
March 20, officers 1
March 22, men 1
Total number of men and officers returned before April 1 89
Total number of men and officers landed before April 1 180
Total number of men and officers left on shore March 20, 1893 91

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On February 15 Lieut. Young’s company landed for the Admiral’s review, and returned after the review the same day. There were 36 men in the company and two officers.

The total number of men at Camp Boston April 1:

Men 52
Officers 6
Marines at Government building 33
Marine officer 1
Total force withdrawn from on shore April 1, 1893 92

I think this is very near a true state of facts.

Yours, etc.,

D. W. Coffman.