THE FRIEND OF CHINA,
AND LONGBONG
EXTRAORDINARY.
GAZEECE
TO HER BRITANNIC M
HER Majesty's Plenipotent in promulgating, for gene official Despatches, under date
have this day reached
and Military Comma} the Port and
BJECTS IN CHINA.
&c has much satisfaction tion the annexed extracts:
and 21st of May, which Excellencies the Naval in Chier announcing the capture of
-Majesty's Arms wur
anent of China to come to terms, and thereby
war, which it is his anxious duty and wish to see terminated
an honorable and lasting basis.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
Dated at Government House, Hongkong, 4th June, 1842.
HENRY POTTINGER.
Dated Cornwallis at Chapoo 23rd May 1842.
Dated Cornwallies at Chapoo, 28rd May 1842. "Commanders Kellett and Colh
every part we have had to nav ing between the anchorage of the wallis, Blonde, and Moder positions against the Se guns, about one third of suburb, and crowned y three other masked batt a total of 42 rups o diers, who also line matchlock men, and
"Against the persing them wi suburbs and chuty
"By the ex
asho have been indefabia succeeded during the
ps and the shore, whic troops were landin
sting of two, hill at the
ccupied by
runs in front of se all were thron
heights to a
boats
of
to get hom
troops
Command
General
the Sh
Batten House
momen tain
who got could
ere wounds”
True Extract,
Malcol
Gever, L. Ge
orces
Eastern Expedition.
Biegowant. Colonel Moun-- ertions have been so fre-
also the other wounded Officers and Men.
(Signed) J. B. Gouen, Major,
Deputy Quarter Master Genl., Acting for Depy. Adjt. Genemis
Expeditionary Force.
eopra
G. A. Malcolm,
of Legation.
a correspondent dated Chapoo, May 26th, Chinese have made the first offer
resistance till after the beginning to sepa- about two