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Journal of Occurrences.
APRIL,
respects to that which was found in Tinghái in 1840. H. E. sir Hugh Gough issued a General Order subsequent to each of these actions.
General Orders by his excellency lieut.-general sir Hugh Gough, a. c. B., com- manding expeditionary land force in China.
Head-quarters, Ningpò city, 14th March, 1842. 1. Lieut.-general sir Hugh Gough congratulates the troops both at Ningpò and Chinhái, on the recent gallant repulse of the Chinese, in their bold and well-plan- ned night attack upon these cities. All those employed manifested the spirit which the lieut.-general feels assured that the whole of the troops would have displayed, had circumstances enabled them to come into closer contact with the enemy.
Sir Hugh Gough begs colonel Schoedde and lieut.-colonel Morris, c. B., to ac- cept for themselves, as commanders at the points of attack his very best thanks, and to convey his excellency's highest approval to the officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers, under their respective commands, particularly to those men- tioned by them and by It.-colonel Montgomerie, c. B., who commanded the sortie from the north gate of Ningpò, and whose praiseworthy conduct was such as might have been expected from this gallant and judicious officer: to lieut.-colonel Mountain c. B., deputy adjutant general; lieut.-colonel Hawkins, deputy commissa- ry general; major Moorc, deputy judge advocate general; Dr. French, superintend. ing surgeon; captains Moore and Balfour, and lieut. Molesworth, Madras artillery : to licuts. Murray, Armstrong, and O'Toole, 18th R. I. regiment; brevet captain Moorhead, 26th (Cameronian) regiment: captain McAndrew, lieut. Grant, lieut. and adjutant Browne, licuts. Ramsay and Michell of the 49th; and captain Daubeney, and licut. Schaw of the 55th regiment.
2. The following letter from the military secretary to the commander-in-chief in India, forwarding copy of a letter to his excellency's address from his lordship, the general commanding in chief, having been received by the last mail, licut.-gencral sir Hugh Gough has the high gratification of communicating to the force under his command the gracious expression of Her Majesty's approval, as conveyed by general lord Hill.
"Commander-in-chief's office, Delhi, Dec. 24th, 1841. Head-quarters, camp. "Sir, I am desired by the commander-in-chief to forward, for your information, the copy of a letter from lord Hill, dated Horse Guards, Oct. 30th, 1841, and to express his excellency's gratification in having the opportunity of conveying these assurances of her majesty's approbation. I have, &c.
To lt.-gen. sir Hugh Gough, a. C. B., (Signed) "JOHN LUARD, It..col. &c. Commanding the military force in China.
"Horse Guards, October 30th, 1841. 'Sir,-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th August last, transmitting a printed copy of lieut.-general sir Hugh Gough's report of the brilliant successes obtained by the troops under his command in the neigh- borhood of Canton in the month of May last, and I have the satisfaction of as- suring you, that the Queen has been pleased to express her entire approbation of those operations, and of the conduct of the officers and men employed on the occasion. You will be pleased to signify the same to sir Hugh Gough, and to inform him likewise, that the zeal, talent and energy he displayed, are duly ap preciated by her majesty, who is no less sensible of the conspicuous gallantry of the troops, and of their admirable order under the most trying circumstances.
HILL.''
"I have, &c.
(Signed)
3. His excellency has the further pleasure of publishing the following letter from the political secretary to the government of India, conveying the approbation of the right honorable the governor-general of India, in council.
"To lieut..general sir Hugh Gough, G. c. B.,
"Fort William, 22d Nov., 1841.
Commanding the expeditionary force on the coast of China. "Sir, I am directed by the right honorable the governor-general of India in council to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch under date the 5th September, announcing the capture of Amoy by her majesty's combined naval and military forces; and in reply to convey to you, his lordship's high approbation of the judi