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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY.

have made any

embrava

a variety of spots with transverso

It has balverto

Yang-tse-keang, and on the 14th, reached a Mili- tary Position, built on a range of Hills command ing the stream, where two small, recently erect ed, Batteries mounting thirteen Guns, opened the first fire since leaving Woosung, on the leading Ships, but were instantly silenced, and the Guns,thing like a precis Batterics, and Milnery Buldings, contrected them destroyed as soon as men could be putt Shore...

At this point the main body of the retarded by adverse winds för

during which period some of the Shi assisted by the Steathers, got-

“Golden Island,” where the whole amowiting to seventy sail of Ve

on the 20th Inst., and anchored of Chin keang foo

A reconnoissance having been obtained the evening, the Troops were disembarked as as possible the next morning beleved, that the majority of the Chucre Troops which had been variously reported at from Fan hundred, to Three thousand men,--were in a Lane, which was visible from Hills over hanging the Hi er, at a distance of about three miles.

Against this Camp the Right Brigade under Major General Lord Satoen, Brigade, led by Major General Bartle rected in the first instance, to co-oper right, one, in cutting off the anticipated

the Fugitives from the Camp

the City, and the left Brigade, hea

General Scheodde, landed on the river

City opposite the Fleet where it

escalade the Northern Wall, which the

Brigade was likewise appointed to do ơn Southern Side, after it had performed

Duty assigned to it.

The Chinese Troops in the Can

ture to stand the near approach after firing three or four distant

Jinjalls and Matchlocks

ever the Country, which

with thick Jungle. By

had got on shore,

the Tartet Farrison mien from the D.

ncessant THE 2 Cannonalin ckets and Matchlocks,

As the Left Brigadë më

Place, the "Auckland" Steam

some shalls amongst

been placed in portion

with admirable preci

other

seen

there

after the

sumed yeman

hidden in a Garden, and on pot recognized the half-con- This Master, who was worthy of

It will be readily understood, that a brilliant Service, of which the proceeding detail gives bút a very feeble outline, could not be performed without loss on our side, and Her Majesty

are that all Het Mares

pate in his feelings ed itëtaries of

Her Majesty's

no nature.

GOD SAVE THE

FRIEND OF CHINA

AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 10m, 1842.

We have unde

Such

inue to

been more acceptable The War is ended.

let they are not They are yet as to compel The treaty

ada a monument of

A

querors evinced

red oh this oc-

perpetuity:

the Emperor otherwise they.

rted that Hongkong

to the Chi- Fingland's true Geverament, te de: terested

most

conti Holh of iner

Grent

Das We

em that it cel of the

rvices who have achei v- honorable to the British name.

müurcion for thelt gallantry and- bed by their Sovereign and they merited applause of their fellow

alified to find the public on

urpos

LAND FORCE.

To revert early

Cal: Driver

Capt. CollinsonT

14. Gibbons.

18 Rab censori

19th

true friends,

that

Lt. Bernard

18th

slight.

Lt Baddely

49th

gerously.

L. Grant

949th

slight

Major Warren

L: Cuddy

selves with great tact, of their know

extensive Suburbs) by blowing

firing, owing to the

to the bottom of the

ly escaladed under a heavy fire Troops, who behaved with great-

puted every inch of the Ramparts,

localities to gall our, and screen their own

The Centre Brigade got into the City

some delay in finding a Bridge to cross the Grand Canal, which runs along the Western side kiang-foo, and separates the Walled City

Gates; but even after the left

ed this large Reinforcement,

Marines and Sexmen who

ment the opposition the Tartars manfully some hours, and it was they entirely dnappe Survivors did, by throw uniform, and either hil enabled them to escape, other Inhabitants.

The City of Chin-keng.foo

four miles in circunferer

cellent repair, and

and solid that nothing but

the

Abstract Return of the Killed,

kiangfoo and the Enemy's entrenched Ca

OFFICERS.

Killed

OFFICERS

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NAVY

Hi Li Lyon Midi.

FOUNDED

at the sanguine ment of H.

been more than has so ustment

SEV

com- imself justly WE Facious

jeep in so

| a consumma-

itterest enemies

n happy to be

freely forgive.

of little faiths!

Opiah chlms wil

extorted from

aders if we which it thé.com. Home

arjo sur-

Gove.n- üll amount

fully

of Cinn-

Wounded

Missing

Killed

BRAMEX.

y of Logation.