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Page 241
... Boca Tigris to Whampoa , and the British Frigates are fired upon by the Batteries-- Lord Napier returns to Macao , and dies there -Mr . Davis succeeds his Lordship as Chief Superintendent - Sir George Robinson succeeds Mr. Davis ...
... Boca Tigris to Whampoa , and the British Frigates are fired upon by the Batteries-- Lord Napier returns to Macao , and dies there -Mr . Davis succeeds his Lordship as Chief Superintendent - Sir George Robinson succeeds Mr. Davis ...
Page 242
... Boca Tigris . At noon on the following day the su- perintendents left his majesty's ship , and proceeded on board the cutter on their way to Canton , where they arrived at two o'clock on the morning of the 25th . Lord Napier addressed a ...
... Boca Tigris . At noon on the following day the su- perintendents left his majesty's ship , and proceeded on board the cutter on their way to Canton , where they arrived at two o'clock on the morning of the 25th . Lord Napier addressed a ...
Page 243
... Boca Tigris , in working up against a northerly wind ; but , under every disadvan tage , silenced the fire which was opened on them , with only one man hurt by a splinter , and a few ropes shot away . The wind then failed , and the ...
... Boca Tigris , in working up against a northerly wind ; but , under every disadvan tage , silenced the fire which was opened on them , with only one man hurt by a splinter , and a few ropes shot away . The wind then failed , and the ...
Page 245
... Boca Tigris , was fired upon by the forts . Sir Frederick Maitland upon this pro- ceeded forthwith with the vessels under his command to the Boca Tigris , to demand a formal dis- avowal of such an insult . The result was the mission of ...
... Boca Tigris , was fired upon by the forts . Sir Frederick Maitland upon this pro- ceeded forthwith with the vessels under his command to the Boca Tigris , to demand a formal dis- avowal of such an insult . The result was the mission of ...
Page 246
... Boca Tigris . The imprisonment and blockade , in the meanwhile re- mained undiminished at Canton , and attempts were made to extort from the foreigners the bond , by which their lives and property would have been placed at the disposal ...
... Boca Tigris . The imprisonment and blockade , in the meanwhile re- mained undiminished at Canton , and attempts were made to extort from the foreigners the bond , by which their lives and property would have been placed at the disposal ...
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