Coralit .com gratitude for thee Orelorly and of the British Soldier, and forbearing conduct proving, that while pressing our thorough survey opposing and our on the Government display of Military power, it has been our object to protect the Chinese population of every class as much as lay in our power - the same display, your Lordship also is pleased to mention with regard to the withdrawal of the Troops from the city of Chinhai, and the continued occupation alone of the Joss House Hill, that city, commanding the entrance of the 3.
commanding Sir Henry Pottinger, only a bare Night view_ her un unceasing have the anchorage In fleet could, notwithstanding certain assertions of Just in the long, on the 13th fort, where His Excellency had the ships from Chusan, Chinhai, Tinghae, assembled and in consequence of the extraordinary strength of their positions in the Iscaealing river, we only marked the anchorage off this City on the leaving of the 17th Sir William Pottinger and so my party however had an opportunity the to make including day, a most satisfactory reconnoissance.
Mohamed New day . == sonce, in the two smaller Steamers, of the defences of This place, when we decided on the point of disembarkation and the line of conjoint operations vowed aroisath for inspection commands He different Arms worn any 4- Having Kate imperpent information, we exactly ascertained the position and defences of the City of Chapoo, but we had a very satisfactory examination of the defences of the heights which command it and which extend from 3 to 4 miles to the eastward, as well as of the batteries which defend the Slurks and apparently a branch of the Imperial Canal, which runs almost round the walls-Muse heights strengthened by several breast works both in Macin grooves and along their sides, and small redoubts crowned their summits - on the Extreme right appeared two batteries, commanding the anchorage and within the breast _works and batteries, some Mandarine Chinese Soldiers shewed themselves, but not a shot was fired at the Steamers, although they passed and repassed within short range.
From all I could see of , and from all I learned concerning the position of the City, I felt assured that I could turn the flank of the former, and if successfully executed, cut off all the troops left to defend these heights, but if I should fail in that object, I had hopes of being able to extinguish the City with the Expedition about from Military to the Eastward presented a good position for Observation What might in the opposing Enemy, free of and in consultation with Sir Henry Pottinger we decided