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Arrangements are in progress for placing a strong British garrison at Chinking fu, (which commands the entrances to the Grand Canal, and is therefore of vast importance,) and the remainder of the expedition will shortly move up this majestic river, headed by the admiral's flag ship Corn- wallis, to the neighborhood of Nanking, (which ancient capital of the em pire is about forty miles distant, and situated about three miles from the Yang- tsz kiáng, with which it is connected by a variety of canals,) it having already been ascertained by actual survey that there is ample depth of water, and no natural impediments.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Dated on board the steam frigate Queen, Yangtsz' kiáng river at Chin- kiang fu, the 24th day of July, 1842.
HENRY POTTINGER, H. M. Plenipotentiary. Abstract of killed and wounded and missing of her majesty's combined forces in the assault on the city of Chinkiáng, and the enemy's intrenched campa, July 21st, 1842.
Land force.
Killed; officers 3, rank and file, &c. 30 Wounded; officers 11, rank and file, & c. 98. Missing
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145
Naval force.
Killed and wounded,
24
169
CIRCULAR TO H. B. MAJESTY'S SUBJECTS IN CHINA. Her Britannic majesty's plenipotentiary, &c., in China has extreme grau- fication in announcing to her majesty's subjects in China, that he has this day concluded and signed, with the Chinese high commissioners deputed to negotiate with him, a treaty, of which the following are the most important provisions:
1. Lasting peace and friendship between the two empires.
2. China to pay twenty one-millions of dollars in the course of the present and three succeeding years.
3. The ports of Canton, Amoy, Fúchau fü, Ningpo, and Shanghái, to be thrown open to British merchants, consular officers to be appointed to reside at them, and regular and just tariffs of import and export (as well as inland transit) duties to be established and published.
4. The island of Hongkong to be ceded in perpetuity to her Britannic majesty, her heirs and successors.
5. All subjects of her Britannic majesty, (whether natives of Europe or India) who may be confined in any part of the Chinese empire to be uncon- ditionally released.
& An act of full and entire anmesty to be published by the emperor under his imperial sign manual and seal to all Chinese subjecta, on account of their having held service, or intercourse with, or resided under the British govern-
ment or its officers.
7. Correspondence to be conducted on terms of perfect equality amongst the officers of both governments.
8. On the emperor's assent being received to this treaty, and the payment of the first $6,000,000, her B. M.'s forces to retire from Nanking and the Grand Canal, and the military posts at Chinhai to be also withdrawn, but the islanda of Chusan and Kulangsa are to be held until the money payments and the arrangements for opening the ports be completed.
In promulgating this highly satisfactory intelligence, her majesty's plem-