The Nemesis in China: Comprising a History of the Late War in that Country, with an Account of the Colony of Hong-KongH. Colburn, 1847 - 399 Seiten |
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Admiral afterwards already Amoy anchor Anunghoy appeared armed artillery attack battery Bengal Volunteers Blonde board the Nemesis boats body Bogue brigade canal Canton Canton river Capt Captain Elliot Captain Hall Captain Herbert captured carried Chapoo China Chinese Chuenpee Chusan close coast command curious defence destroyed direction distance Emperor enemy extremely fire flag fleet force forts gate ginjals Gordon Bremer guns Hang-chow-foo harbour hill Hong-Kong hostilities inhabitants island junks Keshen landed Lieutenant Macao Madras Artillery mandarin marines matchlocks miles Modeste morning Nankin naval brigade nearly Ningpo occasion officers opened party passage passed Phlegethon plenipotentiary position possession principal proceeded regiment river round seamen sent shewed ships shore shot side Sir Henry Pottinger Sir Hugh Gough Sir William Parker soldiers soon squadron steamer suburbs taken Tartar town trade troops vessel village walls Wantung war-junks Whampoa whole Woosung wounded