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Journal of Occurrences
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ART. VIIL
Journal of Occurrences: the eastern expeditionary force; memorial from Hú Cháu; British expelled from Ningp6; fall of Wasung; hong-merchants summoned by Plípú; Hingan;
Wang Ting; Amoy; Hongkong.
On the return of the expedition from China, says a late number of the Indian Review, "we hope lord Ellenborough will not forget the insults of the Burmans, the encroachments of the Nipálese," &c. . And when is the expedition to return? Two full months-July and August,-have passed since the British community have had any dispatches from H. B. M.'s sole plenipotentiary, and chief superin- tendent of trade of British subjects in China. There are rumors-of an advance up the Yangtsz' kiáng as far as to Kiángning, the an- cient Nanking, of the flight of its army and people;-of the occupa- tion of the forts at the mouth of the White river (or Pei hó); of the flight of the emperor to his summer residence on the Warm river (or Je hó);-of the determination to decline all terms for an amicable ar- rangement;—of the return from banishment of Lin, and of his ар- pointment as commissioner to Canton; &c., &c. Such are the rumors. Supplies, &c., are constantly being sent forward to head- quarters on the coast. Time will soon show the results, and with the return of the northerly winds the dispatches for this place will not be long in reaching their destination.
2. Hú Cháu's offer of services is extracted from a late Peking Gazette. The paper itself is without date, and it may be the same offer that is alluded to on page 62, but we rather think not for he speaks in this of having already waited a year. Hú Cháu was the superior officer of Yáng Fáng, who came to Canton last year.
Há Cháu, great protector of the heir-apparent, general of the guard at the Kientsing gate of the palace, major-general of the division of the province, pa- triotic earl of the second rank, and a pátúlú of distinguished bravery, kneels and memorializes respecting his ardent desire to give vent to his feelings, and looking up begs the sacred glance upon it.
Your servant is well aware that he was originally but a poor inefficient subal- tern, and has successively received imperial favors ever since he was a mere lackey in the army up to his present elevated rank. Formerly, on account of the dastardly rebel Jehanguir making commotions among the people and troub- ling the frontier, I, having exhibited the terror of our arms, seized and brought him to the capital, where he was made a public example. The dignity of great protec- tor of the heir-apparent was then conferred on me by special order, and the title of patriotic earl, together with a two-eyed peacock's feather, a riding jacket of yellow satin, a thrice-joyful archer's ring, and sundry other things were be- stowed upon me. That I, who have not a particle of merit should so unexpectedly receive such distinguished marks of approbation, filled my breast with confusion, and the more I thought thereon the more was I ashamed.
Last year, as soon as the alarmning intelligence came from Tinghái in the sixth month, 1 immediately ordered all my officers to drill the marines perfectly, and put every kind of equipment in the best of order; I also sought out skillful arti- sans who have cast 65 large cannon, and made 500 stands of arms, each gun being about two and a half feet in length, and carrying twice the charge of the old
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