A sailor's life under four sovereigns . Among those whose acquaintance I made andserved with afterwards on the staff of the Plenipo-tentiary was Harry Parkes. Included in the staff• was a clever German missionary, by name was obliging to every one. Sailors are prone togive nicknames, and our friend rejoiced in that of Happy Bowels. June 3. Took Rice and Armytage with me in Companys steamer Hooghly to Macao. Found there nephewHenry Coke, with Mr. Kerr, merchant, at whosehouse I dined and slept. Rode after dinner acrossthe barrier. June 4. Returned to Hong Kong. My old friend and s
A sailor's life under four sovereigns . Among those whose acquaintance I made andserved with afterwards on the staff of the Plenipo-tentiary was Harry Parkes. Included in the staff• was a clever German missionary, by name was obliging to every one. Sailors are prone togive nicknames, and our friend rejoiced in that of Happy Bowels. June 3. Took Rice and Armytage with me in Companys steamer Hooghly to Macao. Found there nephewHenry Coke, with Mr. Kerr, merchant, at whosehouse I dined and slept. Rode after dinner acrossthe barrier. June 4. Returned to Hong Kong. My old friend and shipmate, Grey Skipwith, was now on board theCornwallis, and from him I received a note, advisingme to lose no time in joining the flag. I had to take charge of convoy transports, withthe Serpent for whipper-in. There was a nice breezethrough the Formosa Channel. June 7. To keep company with my fleet I had to lower topsails on to the cap. June 9. Copy of a proclamation issued by Mandarin Linn : Reward for the taking alive a commanding. 266 A Sailors Life CHAP. XXIV 1842. officer and the chief commander of a great ship ofwar is $5000—also for the murder of a Barbarianofficer; one-third of the above for arresting him. June 12. Expecting to make the flag of the Commander- in-Chief, I came up with a convoy at anchor, underFrederick Grey in Endymion, who caused me toanchor and join company ; so spoilt my little gameof joining flag in time for Chusan. June 14. Arrived with both convoys off Chusan. Endymionhaving no orders to proceed, anchored outside. Hadthe painful satisfaction of hearing heavy cannonadingin which I could take no part. 6 —Saluted flag, but found I was just in timeto be too late to share in the capture of future movements the General paid me the, compliment of preferring my six-oared gig to one ofthe transport boats. Woo- Landed a party to assist in destruction of forts sung, ^ ancj Government buildings. Dined with Admiral Sir June !/• William P
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