. 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. In this affair, we had the misfortune to loseone of the Wellesleys men, who was shot throughthe lungs whilst sounding. Having returned tothe Sulphur, she was anchored in advance withintwo miles of Howquas Folly, Napiers Fort beingabout one mile and a half beyond. The Herald,Alligator, and Modeste, entered the reach in theevening.
. 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. In this affair, we had the misfortune to loseone of the Wellesleys men, who was shot throughthe lungs whilst sounding. Having returned tothe Sulphur, she was anchored in advance withintwo miles of Howquas Folly, Napiers Fort beingabout one mile and a half beyond. The Herald,Alligator, and Modeste, entered the reach in theevening. In commander Binghams account, p. 159, hehere makes not only a great mistake, but certainlyappears to imply a want of discipline in The Sulphur only, and not towed, accompanied bythe boats of the Wellesley, as I have before stated,performed this service. Lieut. Symons could notorder when a superior was commanding. Howquas Folly is a quadrangular fort, con-structed of granite, and mounting twenty-eight gunson its four faces. It was built at the cost ofHowqua, the Hong merchant, either by a squeeze,or for some punishment. Napiers Fort is of similarconstruction, placed on the tongue of an island, com-manding two passages, and intended to ])revcnt. 1841.] ARRIVAL OF SIR HUGH GOUGH. 159 any more Napiers jDroceeding, vi et arum, to Folly is a lofty pagoda, but not in a con-spicuous position, and is intended to point out thefailinofs of the individual of that name. On the 3rd of March the commodore joined usin the Madagascar, and having already examined theriver, within musket shot of Howquas Folly, I gotpermission to move the Sulphur, but not to riskaction for the present, a flag of truce having beensent by the American consul. On anchoringwithin gTape range, but entirely protected by thebank, the enemy fired the g-un nearest to us, and Isuspect fled. Major-General Sir Hugh Gough had arrived inthe Cruizer, and taken command of the troops. Ihad now the ple
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