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CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO

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MILITARY OPERATIONS IN CHINA.

30

No. 30.-

RETURN of REGIMENTS and DETACHMENTS sent to China from India, or from the United Kingdom, in 1841 or 1842, stating the Dates of the Orders given for sending them, and the Dates of their Embarkation and Arrival.

Regiments.

Date of Order.

Date of Embarkation.

Serjeants.

Drummers.

Rank and File.

Date of Arrival.

- No. 31.-

RETURN of the Sums of WAR sent from the United Kingdom to China, in 1841 and 1842; the Dates when they were put in Commission; the Dates when they were reported fit for Sea; together with the Dates of their departure for China, and the Dates of their Arrival at their respective Stations in China, and the Names of those Stations.

SHIP'S NAME.

CLASS.

18th Foot (Det.)

-

29 Mar. 1841

31 Mar. 1841

2

-

305

18 June 1841, from Bombay.

Date of Commissioning.

When reported fit for Sea.

Date of Sailing from England.

Date of Arrival on Station.

Name of Station.

REMARKS.

Endymion

-

5th rate

4 Nov. 1840.

8 Jan. 1841,

from India

26th " (Det.)

4 June 1841

June

2

-

173

5 Aug. 1841, from Bengal,

27

49th " (Det.)

-

ditto

June

1

1

224

14 Aug. 1841, from ; 22 Bengal.

55th " (Regt.).

23 May

42

17

22

796 July 1841, from Bengal.

1

47

181,498

Cornwallis

Siren

3d sloop-

17

19

5 April 1841. 9 June.

16 Aug.

29

3 July

"

23 Oct.

16 Nov.

وو

"

2 Feb. 1841. 31Aug.1841. Bombay

16 Nov.

19Mar.1842.

-

-- did not arrive in China till "" Singapore.

18th Foot (Det.)

Ditto

7 June 1841 26 June 1841

-

162

December 1841.

3 Nov.

29 Nov.

1

43

ō June 1842.

Harlequin

Cambrian

ditto

26

26

25

>>

"

"

**

"

31 May

"

5th rate

23

2 Nov.

9

>>

31

""

**

27 April

Hong Kong.

China,

May 1849.

-not employed in China; but at Moulmein.

*

33

**

26th Foot (Det.)

7 June

26 June

-

130

January 1842.

Thalia

ditto

7 Sept.

"

4 Jan. 1842. 7 Jan. 1842.

31 May »

Hong Kong.

"2

22

Ditto

5 Nov.

1 Dec.

1

-

441

5 June 1842.

Serpent -

sloop -

1

-

27 Nov.1841.

3

30

ditto.

"

"

11

""

13

;

32

1841,

49th Foot (Det.)

7 June

26 June

3

-

252

January 1842.

North Star

6th rate

I Dec.

"

22

17

19 Dec. 1841. 31

ditto.

3y

""

33

23

from

Ditto -

5 Nov.

29 Nov.

"}

England.

55th Foot (Det.)

-

7 June

26 June

སྶ

A

2

1

195

5 June 1842.

Dido

ditto

4

30 Nov,

"

57

23 Jan.1842.

30

ditto.

"J "

1

-

266

December 1841.

Driver

steam vessel

1

-

15 Feb, 1842.

16 Mar.

39

>

ゆう

21 July »

China.

12

Ditto

5 Nov. »

1 Dec.

કો

2

-

102

5 June 1842.

Vixen

ditto

1

-

27 Nov.1841. 15 Jan.

39

"

"}

- May

""

Hong Kong.

"2

98th (6 Companies) | 13 Nov.

11 »

-

86

12

721

ditto.

Hazard

-

sloop

20 Oct.

10 Dec.

2

-

10 June

China.

"

**

""

19

"

**

R1. Artillery (Det.)

11

-

4

123

ditto.

27

22

49

15 2,425

Vindictive

Belleisle -

4th rate

14

31

15 Mar.

19

27

"

13

33

23

""

Hong Kong.

troop ship

26

30 Nov.

20 Dec.1841.

3

China.

17

From India and England in 1841

18 May 1842 17 June 1842

ditto

ditto

1

-

06

33 13,923

Apollo

ditto

+

3 Nov.

30

20

4

ditto.

77

"

"

22

Sapphire

ditto

12 Oct. 1839. 25

20

4

ditto.

"

وڈ

多功

27

22

39

www

-

1

ditto

ditto

18th Foot (Det.)

-

26th

1842,

» (Det.)

Ditto

25

from

England.

49th Foot (Det.)

155

Wolf

55th

13

(Det.)

-

ditto

ditto

I

-

103

TOTAL in 1842 -

1

1 402

GENERAL TOTAL, 1841 and 1842

97

344,325

Adjutant-General's Office,

(signed)

1

1

96

23

Minden -

Wolverenc

Agincourt

18

*

">

hospital ship 3 Dec. 1841.

sloop-

1 Feb. 1842. | 18Mar. 1842.

16 Aug. "

Chusan.

15

6

29 June

24

"

21

"

Singapore.

3d rate

sloop-

1 Feb. 1842.

15 June

20 April

1 Aug.

27

9 May

22 Sept. "

37

5 Aug.

30 Jan. 1843.

Hong Kong.

China.

5 August 1843.

J. Macdonald,

Adjutant-General.

N. B. The Pelican sloop, ordered to China from Lisbon on 12 June 1841; the Camelion brig, and Clio sloop, from Brazil on 8 June 1841, and the Wanderer sloop, from the Cape of Good Hope on 7 January 1842.

The Plover surveying vessel, and Royalist brig, were purchased in the East Indies; the former, on the 23d May, and the latter on the 11th July 1841, for service on the Coast of China; and the Childers sloop arrived in China on the 29th May 1842 from Moulmein, having been relieved there by the Syren sloop, which sailed from England in November 1841, as above stated.

Admiralty, 12 August 1843.

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RETURN of REGIMENTS and DETACHMENTS sent to China from India, or from the United Kingdom, in 1841 or 1842, stating the Dates of the Orders given for sending them, and the Dates of their Embarkation and Arrival.Regiments.Date of Order.Date of Embarkation.Serjeants.Drummers.Rank and File.Date of Arrival.- No. 31.-RETURN of the Sums of WAR sent from the United Kingdom to China, in 1841 and 1842; the Dates when they were put in Commission; the Dates when they were reported fit for Sea; together with the Dates of their departure for China, and the Dates of their Arrival at their respective Stations in China, and the Names of those Stations.SHIP'S NAME.CLASS.18th Foot (Det.)-29 Mar. 184131 Mar. 18412-30518 June 1841, from Bombay.Date of Commissioning.When reported fit for Sea.Date of Sailing from England.Date of Arrival on Station.Name of Station.REMARKS.Endymion-5th rate4 Nov. 1840.8 Jan. 1841,from India26th " (Det.)4 June 1841June2-1735 Aug. 1841, from Bengal,2749th " (Det.)-dittoJune1122414 Aug. 1841, from ; 22 Bengal.55th " (Regt.).23 May4217ง22796 July 1841, from Bengal.147181,498CornwallisSiren3d sloop-17195 April 1841. 9 June.16 Aug.293 July"23 Oct.16 Nov.وو"2 Feb. 1841. 31Aug.1841. Bombay16 Nov.19Mar.1842.--- did not arrive in China till "" Singapore.18th Foot (Det.)Ditto7 June 1841 26 June 1841-162December 1841.3 Nov.2625>>""**"31 May"5th rate232 Nov.9>>31""**27 AprilHong Kong.China,May 1849.-not employed in China; but at Moulmein.*33**26th Foot (Det.)7 June26 June-130January 1842.Thaliaditto7 Sept."4 Jan. 1842. 7 Jan. 1842.31 May »Hong Kong."222Ditto5 Nov.1 Dec.1-4415 June 1842.Serpent -sloop -1-27 Nov.1841.330ditto.""11""13;327 June26 June3-252January 1842.North Star6th rateI Dec."221719 Dec. 1841. 31ditto.3y""3323fromDitto -5 Nov.29 Nov."}England.55th Foot (Det.)-ditto430 Nov,"5723 Jan.1842.30ditto."J "1-266December 1841.Driversteam vessel1-15 Feb, 1842.16 Mar.391 Dec.કો2-1025 June 1842.Vixenditto1-27 Nov.1841. 15 Jan.39""}- May""Hong Kong."298th (6 Companies) | 13 Nov.11 »-861272120 Oct.10 Dec.2-10 JuneChina."**""19"**R1. Artillery (Det.)11-4123ditto.15 Mar.1927"多133323""Hong Kong.troop ship26dittoditto1-0633 13,923Apollo4ditto.77""22Sapphireditto204ditto."وڈ多功27dittodittoI-103TOTAL in 1842 -1GENERAL TOTAL, 1841 and 184297344,325Adjutant-General's Office,(signed)11Agincourt18*">hospital ship 3 Dec. 1841.sloop-1 Feb. 1842. | 18Mar. 1842.16 Aug. "Chusan.15629 June24"21"Singapore.3d ratesloop-1 Aug.279 May22 Sept. "375 Aug.30 Jan. 1843.
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RETURN of REGIMENTS and DETACHMENTS sent to China from India, or from the United Kingdom, in 1841 or 1842, stating the Dates of the Orders given for sending them, and the Dates of their Embarkation and Arrival.Regiments.Date of Order.Date of Erabarkation.Serjeants.Drummers.Rank and File.Date of Arrival,- No. 31.-RETURN of the Sumps of WAR sent from the United Kingdom to China, in 1841 and 1842; the Dates when they were put in Commission; the Dates when they were reported fit for Sea; together with the Dates of their departure for China, and the Dates of their Arrival at their respective Stations in China, and the Names of those Stations.SHIP'S NAME.CLASS.18th Foot (Det.)-29 Mar. 184131 Mar. 1841230518 June 1841, from Date of Commissioning.When reported ût for Sea.Date of Sailing Date of Arrivalfrom England. on Station.Name of Station,REMARKS.Bombay.1841,26th" (Det.)4 June 1841June21735 Aug. 1841, from27Bengal,Endymion-5th rate4 Nov. 1840.8 Jan. 1841,from India49th " (Det.)-dittoJune1122414 Aug. 1841, from ; 22 Bengal.55th " (Regt.).23 May4217ง22796 July 1841, from Bengal.147181,498CornwallisSiren3d sloop-17195 April 1841. 9 June.16 Aug.293 July"23 Oct.16 Nov.وو"2 Feb. 1841. 31Aug.1841. Bombay16 Nov.19Mar.1842.--- did not arrive in China till "" Singapore.18th Foot (Det.)Ditto7 June 1841 26 June 1841162December 1841.3 Nov.2625>>""**"31 May"5th rate232 Nov.9>>31""**27 AprilHong Kong.China,May 1849.-not employed in China; but at Moulmein.*33**26th Foot (Det.)7 June26 June130January 1842.Thaliaditto7 Sept."4 Jan. 1842. 7 Jan. 1842.31 May »Hong Kong."222Ditto5 Nov.1 Dec.14415 June 1842.Serpent -sloop -127 Nov.1841.330ditto.""11""13;327 June26 June3252January 1842.North Star6th rateI Dec."221719 Dec. 1841. 31ditto.3y""3323fromDitto -5 Nov.29 Nov."}England.55th Foot (Det.)-ditto430 Nov,"5723 Jan.1842.30ditto."J "1266December 1841.Driversteam vessel115 Feb, 1842.16 Mar.391 Dec.કો21025 June 1842.Vixenditto127 Nov.1841. 15 Jan.39""}- May""Hong Kong."298th (6 Companies) | 13 Nov.11 »861272120 Oct.10 Dec.210 JuneChina."**""19"**R1. Artillery (Det.)114123ditto.15 Mar.1927"多133323""Hong Kong.troop ship26dittoditto10633 13,923Apollo4ditto.77""22Sapphireditto204ditto."وڈ多功27dittodittoI103TOTAL in 1842 -1GENERAL TOTAL, 1841 and 184297344,325Adjutant-General's Office,(signed)11Agincourt18*">hospital ship 3 Dec. 1841.sloop-1 Feb. 1842. | 18Mar. 1842.16 Aug. "Chusan.15629 June24"21"Singapore.3d ratesloop-1 Aug.279 May22 Sept. "375 Aug.30 Jan. 1843.
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38

CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO

264

MILITARY OPERATIONS IN CHINA.

30

No. 30.-

RETURN of REGIMENTS and DETACHMENTS sent to China from India, or from the United Kingdom, in 1841 or 1842, stating the Dates of the Orders given for sending them, and the Dates of their Embarkation and Arrival.

Regiments.

Date of Order.

Date of

Erabarkation.

Serjeants.

Drummers.

Rank

and File.

Date of Arrival,

- No. 31.-

RETURN of the Sumps of WAR sent from the United Kingdom to China, in 1841 and 1842; the Dates when they were put in Commission; the Dates when they were reported fit for Sea; together with the Dates of their departure for China, and the Dates of their Arrival at their respective Stations in China, and the Names of those Stations.

SHIP'S NAME.

CLASS.

18th Foot (Det.)

-

29 Mar. 1841

31 Mar. 1841

2

305

18 June 1841, from

Date of

Commissioning.

When reported

ût for Sea.

Date of Sailing Date of Arrival from England.

on Station.

Name of Station,

REMARKS.

Bombay.

1841,

26th

" (Det.)

4 June 1841

June

2

173

5 Aug. 1841, from

27

Bengal,

Endymion

-

5th rate

4 Nov. 1840.

8 Jan. 1841,

from India

49th

" (Det.)

-

ditto

June

1

1

224

14 Aug. 1841, from

;

22

Bengal.

55th

" (Regt.).

23 May

42

17

22

796 July 1841, from

Bengal.

1

47

181,498

Cornwallis

Siren

3d

sloop-

17

19

5 April 1841. 9 June.

16 Aug.

29

3 July

"

23 Oct.

16 Nov.

وو

"

2 Feb. 1841. 31Aug.1841. Bombay

16 Nov.

19Mar.1842.

-

-- did not arrive

in

China till

""

Singapore.

18th Foot (Det.)

Ditto

7 June 1841 26 June 1841

162

December 1841.

3 Nov.

29 Nov.

1

43

ō June 1842.

Harlequin

Cambrian

ditto

26

26

25

>>

"

"

**

"

31 May

"

5th rate

23

2 Nov.

9

>>

31

""

**

27 April

Hong Kong.

China,

May 1849.

-not employed

in China; but

at Moulmein.

*

33

**

26th Foot (Det.)

7 June

26 June

130

January 1842.

Thalia

ditto

7 Sept.

"

4 Jan. 1842. 7 Jan. 1842.

31 May »

Hong Kong.

"2

22

Ditto

5 Nov.

1 Dec.

1

441

5 June 1842.

Serpent -

sloop -

1

27 Nov.1841.

3

30

ditto.

"

"

11

""

13

;

32

1841,

49th Foot (Det.)

7 June

26 June

3

252

January 1842.

North Star

6th rate

I Dec.

"

22

17

19 Dec. 1841. 31

ditto.

3y

""

33

23

from

Ditto -

5 Nov.

29 Nov.

"}

England.

55th Foot (Det.)

-

7 June

26 June

སྶ

A

2

1

195

5 June 1842.

Dido

ditto

4

30 Nov,

"

57

23 Jan.1842.

30

ditto.

"J "

1

266

December 1841.

Driver

steam vessel

1

15 Feb, 1842.

16 Mar.

39

>

ゆう

21 July »

China.

12

Ditto

5 Nov. »

1 Dec.

કો

2

102

5 June 1842.

Vixen

ditto

1

27 Nov.1841. 15 Jan.

39

"

"}

- May

""

Hong Kong.

"2

98th (6 Companies) | 13 Nov.

11 »

86

12

721

ditto.

Hazard

-

sloop

20 Oct.

10 Dec.

2

10 June

China.

"

**

""

19

"

**

R1. Artillery (Det.)

11

4

123

ditto.

27

22

49

15 2,425

Vindictive

Belleisle -

4th rate

14

31

15 Mar.

19

27

"

13

33

23

""

Hong Kong.

troop ship

26

30 Nov.

20 Dec.1841.

3

China.

17

From India and England in 1841

18 May 1842 17 June 1842

ditto

ditto

1

06

33 13,923

Apollo

ditto

+

3 Nov.

30

20

4

ditto.

77

"

"

22

Sapphire

ditto

12 Oct. 1839. 25

20

4

ditto.

"

وڈ

多功

27

22

39

www

-

1

ditto

ditto

18th Foot (Det.)

-

26th

1842,

» (Det.)

Ditto

25

from

England.

49th Foot (Det.)

155

Wolf

55th

13

(Det.)

-

ditto

ditto

I

103

TOTAL in 1842 -

1

1 402

GENERAL TOTAL, 1841 and 1842

97

344,325

Adjutant-General's Office,

(signed)

1

1

96

23

Minden -

Wolverenc

Agincourt

18

*

">

hospital ship 3 Dec. 1841.

sloop-

1 Feb. 1842. | 18Mar. 1842.

16 Aug. "

Chusan.

15

6

29 June

24

"

21

"

Singapore.

3d rate

sloop-

1 Feb. 1842.

15 June

20 April

1 Aug.

27

9 May

22 Sept. "

37

5 Aug.

30 Jan. 1843.

Hong Kong.

China.

5 August 1843.

J. Macdonald,

Adjutant-General.

N. B. The Pelican sloop, ordered to China from Lisbon on 12 June 1841; the Camelion brig, and Clio sloop, from Brazil on 8 June 1841, and the Wanderer sloop, from the Cape of Good Hope on 7 January 1842.

The Plover surveying vessel, and Royalist brig, were purchased in the East Indies; the former, on the 23d May, and the latter on the 11th July 1841, for service on the Coast of China; and the Childers sloop arrived in China on the 29th May 1842 from Moulmein, having been relieved there by the Syren sloop, which sailed from England in November 1841, as above stated.

Admiralty, 12 August 1843.

596.

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