The movement of the gang was instigated by the British Government, encouraged by the Popatial Government and approved by the Governor, which was undertaken.
I have had much correspondence with Mr. Parker and my other friends to the effect that the differences between England and China have been forted by any other line of operations.
I will not enter with much detail than could pertain in May have hood fended by passing four ents Benced may 29 last 20 patch of the 25.
On the doth Jomback do the force intended teach against Mankind leaving Major General Schoolde with H.M. 56° and one chinable 36.
I regret to say that notwithstanding every precaution, I have lost several Officers from the prevalence of contrary winds, the fleet could not stem the current;
On the 4th instant, when the transports, with Lord Sutton = Brigaded blad te provved. The Honorable Lord Pavy's to Her Majesty's Secretary, having Spigale 2. Her ketentiary. Majesty's boord, lowed esfe the Marion, here Head quarter ship, and on the 5th we Santand, the hornwallis having offfected the passage the whole of the ships did.
The company of the 7. 98th, the 2nd and 6th Ragements Madras A., and a proportion of Artillery Chin keangfor, 02- La. and Sappers to then the heights py commanding it and the mouth of the Imperial canal. The city had become uninhabitable from the number of dead bodies bry the house, that were on the 22 Ar member Confried Reveral gates and at the Tartar hoops in the whole of Tortas town. From the decomprad and scattered states of theses bodies, it would have been impracticable to bury them without much risk to the health of the Troops employed, and without breathe thening might have led to consequenc which scarcely less objectionable.
Previous to our boring Chitoaupfer, I had to avert the calamities consequent upon the scenes of Tartar destruction and universal plunder hod with of rabble, which we at that city, the Adments and imgott has forwarded by the Secretary of the Tartan general, who felt there, to Newkeen, Vice-Rory of the buskeang 1. no dation of which Hey, I enclose.
Previous to our taking possession of the city, we did not undertake to spare the city, giving it chering only be...
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