CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 58

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

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80. The fatal Dysentery cases were 187.

The destruction of life since our occupation of Hong Kong has been momentous. The deaths among the troops in the Year Retrenchment amounted to 1 in 3½; at Chutan to 1 in 27½ and at Noolungsoo to 1 in 19.72. H.M. 98th Regiment lost at Hong Kong in 18 months 257 men by death.

But in this and other ways it is not the deaths which indicate disease, newly arrived in a pernicious climate it is the number of men invalided and constantly unfit for duty. One half of the men of a company are frequently unable to attend the Parade: out of 100 men sometimes not more than 20 are fit for duty.

The Royal Artillery, the finest Corps in the world, lost in two years 51 by death (of whom 35 died at Hong Kong) and 45 by invaliding. That Hong Kong was the cause of their death will be seen from the fact that Colonel Knowles' detachment of the Royal Artillery was through the whole of the war at Canton and on the Keang river; it never landed at Hong Kong; one man was killed, and another died of dropsy, but the whole of the remainder of the Detachment returned to England except the Commanding Officer, Colonel Knowles, who landed at Hong Kong, and died of fever.

The Officers of the Royal Artillery, who came out with the original detachment, died in the same proportion as the men; not one escaped disease or death.

Last year there were severe losses in the ships of War. H.M.S. "Agincourt" lost 183...

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14 80. The fatal Dysentery cases were 187. The destruction of life since our occupation of Hong Kong has been momentous. The deaths among the troops in the Year Retrenchment amounted to 1 in 3½; at Chutan to 1 in 27½ and at Noolungsoo to 1 in 19.72. H.M. 98th Regiment lost at Hong Kong in 18 months 257 men by death. But in this and other ways it is not the deaths which indicate disease, newly arrived in a pernicious climate it is the number of men invalided and constantly unfit for duty. One half of the men of a company are frequently unable to attend the Parade: out of 100 men sometimes not more than 20 are fit for duty. The Royal Artillery, the finest Corps in the world, lost in two years 51 by death (of whom 35 died at Hong Kong) and 45 by invaliding. That Hong Kong was the cause of their death will be seen from the fact that Colonel Knowles' detachment of the Royal Artillery was through the whole of the war at Canton and on the Keang river; it never landed at Hong Kong; one man was killed, and another died of dropsy, but the whole of the remainder of the Detachment returned to England except the Commanding Officer, Colonel Knowles, who landed at Hong Kong, and died of fever. The Officers of the Royal Artillery, who came out with the original detachment, died in the same proportion as the men; not one escaped disease or death. Last year there were severe losses in the ships of War. H.M.S. "Agincourt" lost 183...
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80 . The fatal Dysenting

cased were 187.

: The destruction of life since our occupation of Hong Kong has been moment, Sast

the deaths among

Year

Retloud.

the troops in

the

ounted to 1 iw 3/2; At Chutan

to 1 in 27/1⁄2 and at Noolungsoo tot in 19.72. M. M. 981ry ? lost at Hong Kong It mouths 257 men- by death.

But in this and other Ney it is not

the deaths which vidicate disease. newly aird a pernicious climate it is the

men invalided and

cruber of:

One

constantly mefit for duty. Dus half

the aneu

of u

a company

are

frequently

unable to attend the Parade: out 100

there

Man Sor

are c

vometimes not more_

fit for duty;

The Royal Artillery the finest.

Corps in the world out

Military Works in

135 men......

and Officent

of

lost in two

years 51 by death ( of whom 355 died at

Mong

dung hang

Kong

13.

Hong Kong during.

the last 6 months

5€

of

18/3) +45 by xinvaliding. That Houghing

was the cause

of their death will be sou

weur

the

- from the fact that Wolonel Kunots detachment of the Royal Certilling struough the whole of the war at Canton and at the Gang. We Keang river, detachment wat out here is yours; it siever landed at Hong Kong ; was killed, and another died of dropsy but the whole of the vemainder of the Detachment returned to England

except the comme

commanding

one saw

standing officer

Prent Coll Knowles, who landed at

Hong Kong, and died of fever.

The Offices of the Royal Auditlery,

died in the Donne proportion as the

out of of offices who

with the or

Came

out

riginal detachment, but

one escaped desease-

death.

Past year

there i

were severe

losses

in the ships of War. Ht. M. I'"'Agirecent

183 lost

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