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• . "Alligator, Canton River, June 29.
" The three weeks of this month have been full
of excitement. We commenced on the Ist with as
pretty a boat action as any ever recorded in our
naval history, 'though it may never be appreciated,
because it was fought in China. The troops are
now, unfoitunately, required for India, and lesup-
pose we shall not get them before the summer is
over. So much the better for them, as it is broil-
ing hot just now. In the useauf me we have to
keep the Canton river open for thern,labeing their
high road •to the Celestial city, which . I suppose
they will have to occupy before LorilElgin attempt:
to bring Commissioner Yoh to terms. I soh lett here
in command of the river; the fort of Chreupee,
which I took possession of on the I.Bth,
,being my
boundary at one end, and the Macao l'et at the
other. They are about 40 miles, spas t ; Chucupee
is about that distance from Hong Kong, arid Macao
is three milesirom the city of Canton ; all the in-
termediate forts have been demolished, and on the
lst we polished off the remainder of their war
filet, about 180 Imperial war junks, so that I now
hold uncontrolled possession. Our worthy chief—
and a fine fellow he is—remains with his ship at
Hoeg Kong, paying us occasional visits in one of
the smaller steamers. I have 17 ships, containing
about 2,600 men, stationed at different distances ;
and, this being the anniversary of her Majesty's
accession, they are all dressed out ' with flags, and
at noon Commissioner Yeh will be edified by Royal
salutes fired the whole length of the Imperial river
from Canton to below the Bogue Forts. My poor
Raleigh no longer belongs to her Majesty's navy,
and the Admiral has appointed myselt and all the
officers to the Alligator, and given ns.thre3 vessels
to man as tenders. I live ism th ) Hong Kong, but
come here to sleep when not moving about, this
old hulk being a sort of fixture. My steward keeps
mess, and we all grub together—viz., Lieutenant
Goodenough, Dr. Crawford, Prince Victor, Antey
(my secretary), Lord Chas. Scott, Montague, and
Harry Stephenson. We are very happy and jolly,
and the temporary arrangement is a very good
one. We thought we were going to have a little
' fight tho other day, as the Admiral had ordered
me to take possession of the Chucupee Fort. We
moved down to do so in good order on the morn-
ing of the 18th, but the enemy guessed what
they might expect, and very wisely ' hooked it.' I
am afraid this is the last little of tir that is likely to
occur this summer. I have stationed the vessels
under my orders at different distances all the way
up. -- The upper part of the river is not considered
so healthy ,as the wider. part down hero, so that I
have them relieved every fortnight. There are two
islands near where we were -anchored, where the
men and officers of the ships near assemble every
evening, and play at quoits and all sorts of games.
In fact, time seems to fly fast, and the mails going
and coming every fortnight keep us all alive. Tur-
nour, in command of the Bitten, Is now taking his
turn up at the front, which. although less healthy,
is the favourite post. They are obliged to be con-
tinually on the alert, and look out for fire malts and
all sorts of internal machines.- I generally visit
them once a week in the Hong Kong. I hope some
one gave you an account of our boat fight on the
lst of June. It must have been abe tutiful sight to
those who witnessed it from Ihe heights. : The shal-
low water obliged the Hong Kong to ground, when
she would otherwise have been in front of every-
thing ; but when she grounded I led on the boats
in my gig ; but as the tide was rising the Hong-
kong kept following us as fast as she could. Tho
first division of the Chinese fleet were simultaneonsly
attacked by about 1,900 men, spread over a large
surface, and soon gave way ; but I did not take up
more than a quarter of that number to attack their
second division, which was three mike higher up
the river, in a well selected place. •They numbered
20-in one compact row ; they mounted from 10 to
14 guns each, two of them in stern and bow " being
heavy 32-pounders. I saw that I had all - the Ra-
leigh's boats well up, and determined to push on.,
They fired occasional shots, as it to ascertain our
exact distance, but did not open their heaviest fire
until we were within 600 yards, and then I soon
saw how impossible it would be to force our stely
until I had reinforcements. Near the first poor
fellow whose head was knocked off was an
amateur of the name of Major Kearney: I had
known him many years. We cheered, and•l tried to
get on, when a shot struck, my beat right amid-
ships, cut one man in two, and took off the aria of
another. Prince Victor, -who Was with me, jumped
forward to bind-the man's area up with his neck-
cloth. While he was doing se, another round shot
passed through both sides of the boat, wounding
two others of the crew. The boat was filling with
water, and I got on one of the seats to keep my
legs out of the water, and just as I stepped up a
third round shot went through both sides of the
boat, not mere that one inch below the seat on
which I was standing. Many of our boats had
now.got huddled together, the ()mad most being I
shot away. A boat of the Calcutta being nearest,
we got in, pulling our wounded men with us. My
dog ' Mike' refusing to leave the,dead body of the
man who had been his favorite, we were obliged to
leave him. I then gave the order to re ire on the
Hong Kong, and re-form abreast of her. , While we
were going down a shot cut away all the oars ou
one side. I called to Lieutenant- Graham to got
his boat ready, as I would hoist my troad pendant
and lead the next attack in his boat. I had no
sooner spoken than a shot disahl d his boat, wound-
ing him and killing and wounding four others. I
saw Graham one mass of blosd, but it was from a
marine who stood • next to li:in, .and part of whose
skull was forced three inches in Another man's
shoulder. When I reached the Hong Kong • the
whole of the enemy's fire appeared' centred upon
her. She was hulled 12 times in a few -minutes ;
her deck was covered. with the wounded who had
been brought on board from the beatei. I was
looking at them when a round shot cut down a
marine, and he fell among them. From the paddle-
box I saw that our heavy firing was now bringing
up a strong reinforcement. The account "of my
having been obliged to retirehad-reached them; and
they were pulling up like mad. The Hong Kong
had floated and grounded again. I ordered a bit
of blue bunting to be got ready to represent my
broad pendant; I called out, `Let us try the row-
b mats once more, boy's' and went over ova r the side
into our cutter (the Raleigh's), in which was
Tumour, the faithful Spurtiee bringing the bit
of blue flag. At this moment theme arose from the
boats, as if every man teok it up at the same instant
one of those British cheers so full of meaning that
I knew at once that it was all up with John China-
man. They might sink 20 boats; but there were
30 others who would go ahead all the faster. On
we went. It was indeed a lovely and exciting sight
I saw the move among the junks. They were break-
ing ground and moving off, the outermost first.
This manoeuvre they performed in beautiful ord.. r.
They never ceased to fire. Three more cheers,
.and
then commenced an exciting chase for seven tulles.
As om-shot told on them- they ran on shore, and
their crews forsook them. Seventeen were come
up with and captured this way, three only escaped.
It was in this last chase that 'my poor Spurner was
shot down by my side. I saw his bowels protrude
as ho lay in the bottom of the boat holding my
hand. He asked me if I thought there was any
hope. I could:only say, ' Where there rs life there
is hope ;' but I had none. Strange to say, the good
Crawford sewed him up, and the Admiral's last
letter from Hong Kong states that Spurner-hoped
to return to his duty in a few days. What a long
yarn I have spun you ; but as I bogan the little
affair came fresh to my memory, and I have filled
no end Of paper all about self. My own prospects
for the future I cannot guess at, but, going on with
self, I may be allowed to say to you, whom it is so
sure to gratify, that the Admit al speaks highly of
my services in the late boat affair. Whether he
overrates them or not is not my business, but I do
think that they ought to insure my continued em-
ployment out here, even should I be on the flag
list. There is a fleet out and coming sufficiently
large for two admirals. I seethe French have re-
warded my services in the Crimea higher than our
own Government has done. '
" July 7.—These Chinese rascals still give us
enough to do. We are supposed not to interfere
with the trade, so that hundreds of vessels pass
daily up and down the river, but piratical boats
and all sorts of rascals get in among these traders,
who quarrel and attack one another, so that it is
difficult for us to distinguish the trader from the
pirate, There are other long rowboats carrying GO