. Narrative of a voyage round the world : performed in Her Majesty's ship Sulphur, during the years 1836-1842, including details of the naval operations in China, from Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841 ; published under the authority of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty. red on my anchor-ing oif the fort the first day, I found had burst,and driven its breech into the house behind it;probably committing more havoc amongst thegarrison, than its shot would, had it fallen on boardthe Sulphur. On my return, I found the pendant of thecommodore shifted to the Modeste, as they wished theQuangchowfoo to v
. Narrative of a voyage round the world : performed in Her Majesty's ship Sulphur, during the years 1836-1842, including details of the naval operations in China, from Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841 ; published under the authority of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty. red on my anchor-ing oif the fort the first day, I found had burst,and driven its breech into the house behind it;probably committing more havoc amongst thegarrison, than its shot would, had it fallen on boardthe Sulphur. On my return, I found the pendant of thecommodore shifted to the Modeste, as they wished theQuangchowfoo to visit a vessel with a greater display ofguns. (Vide Commander Binghams account of this,p. 160.) I was then despatched with a flag of truce toNapiers Fort, accompanied by Mr. Morrison, inter-preter and secretary to the plenipotentiary. Theflag of truce made use of on this occasion, was alarge white silk flag, captured at First Bar Fort, andpossibly recognised by some of the runaways delivering the despatch, the mandarin in com-mand agreed to give up the fort next day, if Iwould permit him to make plenty of bobbery, and not put that plum in the gun. I told him,as I should probably have the job, that I wouldnot trouble him, provided he ran away in 1841.] Napiers fort. 161 These facts being communicated to the commo-dore, at eleven the next day, when the flag of trucecame down, I was directed to take possession. The enemy had commenced a very strong mudbattery on the right bank, for thirty-eight guns;but I had been in its rear, and ascertained it to beharmless. On the left, in the opposite channel, astrong battery of forty guns covered Napiers Fort,and a wide and deep ditch at the floating bridge,flanked by a five-gun battery, prevented access by this latter we were not then aware. By boatsignal, (all the captains being on board the Nemesiswith the commodore,) the Sulphur was in motionbefore any of those anxious to lead could get totheir ships, and was well
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