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 pages |
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Admiral afterwards already Amoy anchor Anunghoy appeared armed arrived artillery attack battery Bengal Volunteers board the Nemesis boats body Bogue canal Canton river Capt Captain Elliot Captain Hall Captain Herbert carried channel Chapoo China Chinese Chuenpee Chusan coast command curious defence Delagoa Bay direction distance Emperor enemy English evident extremely Factories fire flag fleet force forts gate ginjals Gordon Bremer guns harbour hill Hong-Kong hostilities iron island junks Keshen land length Lieutenant Macao Madagascar mandarin marines matchlocks merchants miles morning Mozambique Mozambique Channel Nankin naval nearly Ningpo occasion officers party passage passed Phlegethon Plenipotentiary Portuguese position possession principal proceeded round sail scarcely seamen sent shewed ships shore shot side Sir Henry Pottinger Sir Hugh Gough Sir William Parker soldiers soon squadron steamer taken Tartar town trade troops vessel voyage walls Wantung war-junks Whampoa whole Woosung wounded