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Review of Public Occurrences During the
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in this country from the anomalous and helpless condition in which they have so long remained." Can. Reg., June 15th.
Junc. The rebellion in the highlands still continued to be the en- grossing topic of inquiry at Canton, both among natives and foreign- ers, the rebel army mustering 30,000 strong.
2d. The governor of Canton, Lí Hungpin. embarked, with a sinali body of troops as an escort for Lienchau, and reached that place on the 11th.
During this month two new hongs were established for the transac- tion of business with foreigners, one called Tungshun, the other Húng-ta-tung.
5th. The U. S. A. frigate Potomao, Commodore Downes, sailed from China for the islands of the Pacific.
25th. Fighting with the mountaineers commenced on the 20th, and continued on five successive days, when 2000 of the imperial forces were left dead on the field. Vol. I. թ. 78.
July 23d. A detachment of troops passed through Canton on their way to the highlands.
28th. Another body of troops passed the city on their way to join the imperial forces on the highlands.
The Canton Register of the 18th contains a translation of a cu- rious paper placarded in the streets of Ningpo, giving a brief account of English character.
August 3d. The preceding evening gave indications of an ap- proaching storm, the wind was from the northward; the thermometer stood at 92, and the barometer began to fall from about 29:60 or 70. On the morning of this day the breeze rapidly freshened, and the barometer continued to fall till it stood at 28:10, or by some instru- ments to 27:90, when the tyfoon was at its height. The destruction caused by this storm was very great. Vol. I. p. 156.
15th. Two imperial commissioners Hi-ngan and Húsunge, arrived at Lienchau, to cooperate with governor Lí, in the war against the rebels. Vol. I. p. 208.
28th. Another small body of troops left Canton for the highlands, which would increase the imperial forces to about 15,000 fighting
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30th. Two literary examiners, Ching Ngántsi and Iling Fushán arrived in Canton from Peking.
31st. A woman named Cháng, the wife of Wang Akwai, living at Whampoa, presented her husband with three sons, in consequence of which the parents received ten tacks of silver ($13.33) from the inagistrate of the district. Vol I
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