§ 20. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked whether H.M.S. "Steadfast" was recently fired upon in the Black Sea; if so, whether she suffered casualties or 1253 damage; who fired upon her; what service she was engaged upon at the time; and whether any other of His Majesty's ships have been fired upon since the capture of Odessa?
§ Mr. LONGWhile returning to Novorossisk, after conveying General Cotton to Tuapse, H.M.S. "Steadfast" was fired upon from the latter place by Green Guards, and was hit by a 60-pounder shell and machine-gun bullets. No details as to casualties or damage sustained have yet been received. The reply to the last part of the: question is in the negative.