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AUGUST, 31 Days.
Chinese XXIXth Year, VIth and VIIth Moons.
During this month the heat is as oppressive generally as in the month of July-often indeed it is more so, although the thermometer usually stands lower. Towards the close of the month, and summer begins to break up, th wind occasionally veers from southeast to north and northwest. Tyfoon seldom occur earlier than the first of this month, or later than the end of Sep."
Days of Days of
month.
moon.
I w
13
2 t
14
3 f
15
4 s
16
5 S
17
6 m
18
7 t
19
8 w
9 t
10 f
11 s
12 S
20
21
22
22 * 2**** &
23
24
13 m 14. t
25
26
15 w
16 t
27
28
17 f
29
18 s
1
19 S 2
20 m
3
21 t
4
22 w
5
6
23 t 24 f
7 00
8
25 s
26 S
9
27 m 28 t
10
11
29 w 30 t
12
13
81 f 14
Chronicle of events in China, &c.
Chinese Periodical commenced, by Mr. Gutzlaff,
1833. Dr. Morrison died at Canton, æt. 53, 1834
Tyfoon, barom. 28.10, 1832.
British fleet arrived before Nauking, 1842. Ninth Sunday after Trinity.
A tyfoon, 1835. Mr. Stanton made prisoner, 1840
Batavia taken by the English, 1811. British squad-
ron arrived off the Pei ho, 1840.
Sir H. Pottinger and Sir W. Parker arrived, 1841. Captain Elliot entered the Pei ho, 1840. Tenth Sunday after Trinity.
British prisoners executed on Formosa, 1842.
Commissioners Hí-ngan and Húsungah arrived, 1832. Indian Oak lost on Liúchiú, 1840. Hon. [J. W. Davis arrives, 1848.
SEVENTH MOON.
Barrier at Macao, attacked 1840.-Eleventh S. after T.
Sir H. Pottinger landed in Hongkong, 1741.
[China, 1841. Attack on the Black Joke, 1839. Capt. Elliot leaves Brit. Cham. Com. formed, 1835. Mr. Harvey killed
on Tsungming, 1840. British leave Macao, 1839.
12th Sunday after Trinity.
Amoy taken, 1841.
[tipon died, 1843.
Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842. - Hon. J. R. Mor- Conference at Tientsin, 1840.
Three sons at one birth, Whampoa, 1832.
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