262
35
Not received at
34
CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO
Kin-shan, which lies at the mouth of the Grand Imperial Canal; that you should fortify that island as strongly as you can, and give to it an ample garrison, and a sufficient supply of provisions, so that in the event of your Excellency being induced to leave it for a time to its own resources, it may be able to defend itself against any force the Chinese may bring against it, until your Excellency may return to relieve it.
26. From this place, so made secure, your Excellency will carry on such operations as you may deem advisable for interrupting altogether the whole trade of the Chinese Empire, which is carried on by the Imperial Canal, and thus forcing the Chinese Government to accede to such terms of peace as Her Majesty may think fit to demand.
27. For information relative to the Yang-tse-kiang and the island of Kin-shan, I refer your Excellency to the papers numbered 7 and 8, which are annexed to this letter; and for the views entertained by His Grace the Duke of Wellington, with respect to the operations to be carried on, to the extracts from a memorandum 9 and memorandum 10.
28. I have further annexed to this letter (No. -) three copies of a sketch made by an officer attached to Lord Amherst's embassy, of the Yang-tse-kiang, from Kin-shan to Nankin.
29. To the statements contained in the memorandum upon that island and its vicinity, I should add, that the part of the town of Kwatchoo (opposite Kin-shan) which is on the east bank of the Grand Canal, is on high ground, and commands the other part of the town from which it is divided.
30. I conclude that your Excellency must be in possession of the report of Captain Bethune upon the Yang-tse-kiang, but I think it safer to annex it likewise (No. 12.) to this letter.
31. Your Excellency will understand, that it is upon operations carried on in the neighbourhood of, and upon the Grand Imperial Canal, and interrupting the internal commerce of the Chinese Empire, that Her Majesty's Government rely for an early and satisfactory termination of the war. Her Majesty's Government, earnestly desirous that the war should be so terminated, have at great cost and with great sacrifices, placed an amply sufficient force for coercing the Chinese Emperor, at your Excellency's disposal; and they entertain no doubt that your Excellency, acting with your accustomed vigour and ability, will so apply that force as to effect the sole objects they have in view,--the vindication of the honour of Her Majesty's Crown, and the establishment of peaceful commerce with the Chinese nation upon a secure and permanent basis.
32. It is the conviction of Her Majesty's Government that the continued application of a sufficient force to the complete interruption of the internal trade of the Chinese Empire carried on by the Grand Imperial Canal, must necessarily compel the submission of the Chinese Emperor to Her Majesty's just demands. Your Excellency will therefore confine yourself to such measures as may, in your opinion, most certainly lead to the accomplishment of that purpose, and will either evacuate or occupy any points on the Chinese coast as you may think most conducive to the attainment of it, making all minor considerations yield to that of succeeding in the great enterprise with which your Excellency is intrusted.
33. Your Excellency will, however, in whatever operations you may think it expedient to carry on, always bear in mind that it is the decided opinion of Her Majesty's Government that the military and naval forces employed in the expedition should, at all times, be placed in such positions as may secure their easy and constant communication with each other. The equipment furnished to the troops under your Excellency's command is not such as to enable them to carry on with security and effect any operations at a distance from naval support; nor is it desired that such should be their character. Without incurring any such risk, your Excellency may, by operations within the reach of the fleet upon the commercial communications of the Chinese Empire, effect all the purposes which Her Majesty's Government have in view.
I send a copy of this letter to the Naval Commander-in-Chief, whom I, at the same time, address in a separate letter, of which a copy is enclosed for your Excellency's information.
Guns.
MILITARY OPERATIONS IN CHINA.
26 Alligator, ordered to be fitted as a receiving ship at Trincomalee. 26 Herald.
26 Conway.
26 Calliope. 20 Nimrod. 18 Pylades. 18 Modeste.
18 Favorite.
18 Larne. 18 Hyacinth.
16 Cruizer.
No. 2.
Guns.
16 Childers,
16 Pellican.
16 Clio.
10 Algerine.
10 Camelion.
Sulphur, Surveying vessels ordered Starling,
Jupiter,
home.
Rattlesnake, Troop ships.
10 Britomart, at Australia.
4 Beagle, Surveying vessel at Australia.
RETURN of Ships ordered out to the East Indies, with the Names of the Ships they are intended to relieve.
Guns.
36 Cambrian, to relieve 42 Thalia
Guns. 44 Druid.
26 Herald.
26 North Star
31
26 Conway.
18 Dido
26 Calliope.
16 Hazard
-
16 Siren
16 Harlequin
16 Serpent
Belleisle
"
27
>>
-
18 Modeste.
-
18 Favorite.
18 Larne.
Apollo Troop ships. Sapphire f
Vixen
18 Hyacinth.
Geyser } Steam-vessels intended to be sent.
No. 3.
STEAMERS,
The following is the Number of Steam-vessels to be employed with the Fleet in China.
Sesostris, 4 guns.
Phlegethon, 2 ditto
Nemesis, 2 ditto
Queen.
Hooghly.
iron.
Auckland will proceed from Semiramis Bombay.
Ariadne,
}have proceeded.
Medusa,
Memnon, to sail by the end of January
1842, from London.
Akbar, to sail a month after.
Pluto (iron), has sailed from England. Tenasserim, from Calcutta, under repairs.
Vixen, from England. Geyser, f
Guns.
72 Cornwallis.
72 Wellesley.
72 Blenheim.
No. 1.
I have, &c. (signed)
Ellenborough.
RETURN of Ships in the Indian and China Seas.
No. 4.
MEDICAL STORES and HOSPITAL NECESSARIES.
THE establishment of a medical depôt at Hong-Kong having been determined upon, an indent of medicines was forwarded from England by the October mail to China.
The following articles of comfort or convenience have also been indented for, viz.— 10,000 pairs of shoes; 10,000 worsted shirts; 10,000 Lascar caps; 10,000 yards of flannel; 10,000 pairs of woollen stockings or socks; 10,000 Europe blankets.
Guns,
44 Endymion.
44 Druid.
42 Blonde.
26. Alligator,
596.
F
No. 5.
262
35
Not received at
34
CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO
Kin-shan, which lies at the mouth of the Grand Imperial Canal; that you should fortify that island as strongly as you can, and give to it an ample garrison, and a sufficient supply of provisions, so that in the event of your Excellency being induced to leave it for a time to its own resources, it may be able to defend itself against any force the Chinese may bring against it, until your Excellency may return to relieve it.
26. From this place, so made secure, your Excellency will carry on such operations as you may deem advisable for interrupting altogether the whole trade of the Chinese Empire, which is carried on by the Imperial Canal, and thus forcing the Chinese Government to accede to such terms of peace às Her Majesty may think fit to demand.
27. For information relative to the Yang-tse-kiang and the island of Kin-shan, I refer your Excellency to the papers numbered 7 and 8, which are annexed to this letter; and for the views entertained by His Grace the Duke of Wellington, with respect to the operations to be carried on, to the extracts from a memorandum 9 and memorandum 10.
28. I have further annexed to this letter (No. -) three copies. of a sketch made by an the Colonial Office. officer attached to Lord Amherst's embassy, of the Yang-tse-kiang, from Kin-shan to
Nankin.
29. To the statements contained in the memorandum upon that island and its vicinity, I should add, that the part of the town of Kwatchoo (opposite Kin-shan) which is on the east bank of the Grand Canal, is on high ground, and commands the other part of the town from which it is divided.
30. I conclude that your Excellency must be in possession of the report of Captain Bethune upon the Yang-tse-kiang, but I think it safer to annex it likewise (No. 12.) to this letter.
31. Your Excellency will understand, that it is upon operations carried on in the neigh- bourhood of, and upon the Grand Imperial Canal, and interrupting the internal commerce of the Chinese Empire, that Her Majesty's Government rely for an early and satisfactory termination of the war. Her Majesty's Government, earnestly desirous that the war should be so terminated, have at great cost and with great sacrifices, placed an amply sufficient. force for coercing the Chinese Emperor, at your Excellency's disposal; and they entertain no doubt that your Excellency, acting with your accustomed vigour and ability, will so apply that force as to effect the sole objects they have in view,--the vindication of the honour of Her Majesty's Crown, and the establishment of peaceful commerce with the Chinese nation upon a secure and permanent basis.
32. It is the conviction of Her Majesty's Government that the continued application of a sufficient force to the complete interruption of the internal trade of the Chinese Empire carried on by the Grand Imperial Canal, must necessarily compel the submission of the Chinese Emperor to Her Majesty's just demands. Your Excellency will therefore confine yourself to such measures as may, in your opinion, most certainly lead to the accomplish- ment of that purpose, and will either evacuate or occupy any points on the Chinese coast as you may think most conducive to the attainment of it, making all minor considerations yield to that of succeeding in the great enterprise with which your Excellency is intrusted.
33. Your Excellency will, however, in whatever operations you may think it expedient to carry on, always bear in mind that it is the decided opinion of Her Majesty's Government that the military and naval forces employed in the expedition should, at all times, be placed in such positions as may secure their easy and constant communication with each other. The equipment furnished to the troops under your Excellency's command is not such as to enable them to carry on with security and effect any operations at a distance from naval support; nor is it desired that such should be their character. Without incurring any such risk, your Excellency may, by operations within the reach of the fleet upon the commercial communications of the Chinese Empire, effect all the purposes which Her Majesty's Govern- ment have in view.
I send a copy of this letter to the Naval Commander-in-Chief, whom I, at the same time, address in a separate letter, of which a copy is enclosed for your Excellency's information.
Gins.
MILITARY OPERATIONS IN CHINA.
26 Alligator, ordered to be fitted as a receiving ship at Trincomalee. 26 Herald.
26 Conway.
26 Calliope. 20 Nimrod. 18 Pylades. 18 Modeste.
18 Favorite.
18 Larne. 18 Hyacinth.
16 Cruizer.
No. 2.
Guns.
16 Childers,
16 Pellican.
16 Clio.
10 Algerine.
10 Camelion.
Sulphur,Surveying vessels ordered Starling,
Jupiter,
home.
Rattlesnake, Troop ships.
10 Britomart, at Australia.
4 Beagle, Surveying vessel at Australia.
RETURN of Ships ordered out to the East Indies, with the Names of the Ships they are intended to relieve.
Guns.
36 Cambrian, to relieve 42 Thalia
Guns. 44 Druid.
26 Herald.
26 North Star
31
26 Conway.
18 Dido
26 Calliope.
16 Hazard
-
16 Siren
16 Harlequin
16 Serpent
Belleisle
"
27
>>
-
18 Modeste.
-
18 Favorite.
18 Larne.
Apollo Troop ships. Sapphire f
Vixen
18 Hyacinth.
Geyser } Steam-vessels intended to be sent.
No. 3.
STEAMERS,
The following is the Number of Steam-vessels to be employed with the Fleet in China.
Sesostris, 4 guns.
Phlegethon, 2 ditto
Nemesis, 2 ditto
Queen.
Hooghly.
iron.
Auckland will proceed from Semiramis Bombay.
Ariadne,
}have proceeded.
Medusa,
Memnon, to sail by the end of January
1842, from London.
Akbar, to sail a month after.
Pluto (iron), bas sailed from England. Tenasserim, from Calcutta, under re-
pairs.
Vixen, from England. Geyser,f
Guns.
72 Cornwallis.
72 Wellesley.
72 Blenheim.
No. 1.
I have, &c. (signed)
Ellenborough.
RETURN of Ships in the Indian and China Seas.
No. 4.
MEDICAL STORES and HOSPITAL NECESSARIES.
THE establishment of a medical depôt at Hong-Kong having been determined upon, an indent of medicines was forwarded from England by the October mail to China.
The following articles of comfort or convenience have also been indented for, viz.— 10,000 pairs of shoes; 10,000 worsted shirts; 10,000 Lascar caps; 10,000 yards of flannel; 10,000 pairs of woollen stockings or socks; 10,000 Europe blankets.
Guns,
44 Endymion.
44 Druid.
42 Blonde.
26. Alligator,
596.
F
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