Lillian

[allas]

BY

W. D. BERNARD, ESQ., A. M., OXON.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

HENRY COLBURN, PUBLISHER,

GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.

1844.

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FREDERICK SHOBERL, JUNIOR,

PRINTER TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE Albert, 51, RUPERT STREET, HAYMARKET, LONDON.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER XXI.

Chinese fire-rafts at Canton-First alarm - Premature discovery-

Nemesis and boats of advanced squadron -- Fire-rafts sent against the

Wellesley at the Bogue-Night engagement at Canton - Suburbs set

on fire-Shameen battery captured- Narrow escape of Captain Elliot

- Nemesis ordered to chase the Chinese flotilla-Destruction of thirty-

five junks and fifty fire-boats by Nemesis and boats of the squadron-

Discovery of the landing-place at Tsingpoo, and report thereon by

Captain Herbert, on the 22nd March Captain Belcher's report on

the following day-Curious scene Sailors with tails-Pillage and

Destruction of the factories by Chinese soldiers and the mob-Account

of the imprisonment of the Americans—Are carried before the criminal

judge-Removed to the ruined factories - Our troops come to their

rescue - Captain Elliot's proclamation to the Chinese people — Calls

upon them to drive the authorities and the troops out of the city—

Arrangements for the advance of our forces from Whampoa

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CHAPTER XXII.

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Canton and its neighbourhood-City walls-Palaces of the Mandarins

-Forts upon the heights - Preparations for the advance of our troops

from Whampoa - Important general order― Browne's passage, or the

main branch of the Canton river- Chinese boats collected to convey

the troops-Chinese trade stopped — Departure — Flotilla towed by

Nemesis- Right column lands at the factories Left column towed

up to Tsingpoo-Importance of iron steamers-Advantage in landing

troops - Reconnoissance by Sir Hugh Gough-False alarm - Naval

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operations on the 24th, 25th, and 26th May, before Canton- Shameen

Fort attacked-Narrow escape of Captain Herbert and Captain Bethune

-Arsenal captured-French Fort and other works stormed . 18

CHAPTER XXIII.

Engagements upon the heights of Canton-Number of men engaged

-Description of the forts-Dispositions for the attack-Chinese threaten

Tsingpoo-Defeated by a party led by Captain Hall-Forts captured

on the heights-Entrenched camp burned - Morning of the 26th of

May-Critical moment - Flag of truce displayed, and terms proposed

by the Chinese-Preparations for the assault-Truce concluded-Dis-

appointment - Tartar troops leave the city - Demonstrations by the

armed peasants—Tremendous storm-Critical position of the sepoys-

Their rescue-Preparations to restore the forts-Our troops re-embark

on the 1st of June-Observations on the truce-The ransom-money a

droit of the crown-Opinion of Vatel
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CHAPTER XXIV.

Return of all our forces from Canton― Sickness breaks out — Death

of Lung-wan and of Sir Le Fleming Senhouse-Buried at Macao-Re-

marks on Hong Kong-Its extent and position-General character of

the island-Influence of the monsoons- - Contrast between the islands

near the Canton River and those of Chusan Clarke Abel Smith's

observations on Hong Kong in 1816-Why it is preferred to Lintao

-Causes of unhealthiness- Mean temperature of July, 1843- Re-

marks on the prevailing sickness — 55th regiment - West-point bar-

racks abandoned - Notices of the southern side of the island-Chek-

chew And Skekpywan- Comparatively healthy - Site for a naval-

yard recommended-Rivalry of Macao-Wonderful progress of Hong

Kong-First land-sale-First house built September, 1841- Descrip-

tion of Victoria at the present time - Public works and institutions-

Projected fort-Question of future tenure of land-Quit-rents-Public

press of the colony

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CHAPTER XXV.

General remarks-Future government of Hong Kong - Prospects of

the opium-trade-Sir Henry Pottinger's proclamations-Attempts of

Americans to enter China in opposition to the Mandarins - Visit to