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been kidnapped, by the Chinese
on the Peninsula of Macao within
Portuguese jurisdiction, And on the
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occasion which terminated in the
attack and destruction, under
Captain Henry Smith of Her Majesty's Ship Hyacinth, of the Chinese forts erected at the Barrier on the Peninsula of Macao and the
Chinese fleet lying adjacent
thereunto for their support, as well as in ridding the city of Macao of the Chinese forces stationed there
to overawe
that settlement and
to
endeavour
to induce the Portuguese
Governor into expelling the English
from thence.
Mr Johnston may
Also add that on several occasions,
that
his duties made it necessary
he should accompany portions of
the British forces
on
their excursions, expeditions in the Canton River, and
that he was nearly on all of these occasions exposed to the fire of
the enemy's forces
on
shore and
afloat.
During the latter part of
The