The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-05 00:00:00

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The following list gives a tolerably correct account of
the naval portion of the expeditionovith the strength of
each ship, and date of its departure' from the station
which it occupied just previous to arriving in China ;
Volage*, 26 guns, and Hyacinth, 18 guns—ln China
Seas when the war broke out.
Druid, 44—Sydney, Nov. 1839—arrived in China, March,
1840.
Larnej, 18—East Indies, April, 1840—June, 1840.
Wellesleyt, 72, do do do
Algerine, 10 do do do
Blenheim, 72—Portsmouth, Feb. 17, 1840—Aug., 1840.
Melvillejl, 72—Cape, April—June, 1840.
Blonde, 42—Plymouth, Feb. 21, 1840—June, 1840.
Pylades, 18—Plymouth, Feb. 24, 1840—June, 1840.
Nimrod, 20—Plymouth, Feb. 19, 1840—August, 1840.
Modeste, 18—Cape, Nov., 1839—August, 1840.
Pique, 36—Cape, April 5, 1840—August, 1840.
Andromache, 26—Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 8, 1842—June,

1842.
Conway. 4 26—East Indies—June, 1840.
Columbine, 16—Cape, May 14, 1840—August, 1840. •
Wolverine. 16—Plymouth, March 5, 1842—Aug., 1842.
Agincourt, 72—England, in May—August, 1842.
Collingwood, 80—Under orders.
Samarang,l 26—South America=-October, 1840.
Cornwallis, 72—Plymouth, July 3, 1841—Dec., 1841.
Vindictive, 50—Plymouth, March 21, 1842—Aug. 1842.
Endvmion, 44—East Indies, March, 1842—July, 1842.
Thalia, 42—Portsmouth, Jan. 7, 1842—June, 1842.
Cambrian, 36—Plymouth, Nov. 8, 1841—May, 1842.
North Star, 26—England, Dec. 18, 1841—June, 1842.
Herald, 26—Australia, 1840—Nov., 1840.
Calliope, 26—South America—Oct.. 1840.
Alligator,** 26—Singapore, April 7, 1840—June, 1840.
Dido, 18—Plymouth, Jan. 23, 1842—June, 1842.
Favourite, 18—East Indies.
Siren, 16—Cape, Jan. 30, 1842—June, 1842.
Serpent, 16—Plymouth, Jan. 2, 1842—Jane, 1842.
Pelican, 16—Cape, Sept., 1841—Nov.,
.1841.
Hazard, 18-Portsmouth, Jan. 2,lB42—June, 1842.
Harlequin, 86—Plymouth, Dec. 25, 1841—June, 1842.
emitter, 16—East Indies, Dec. 22, 1839—June, 1840.
. Clio, 16—Cape, Sept., 1841-I)ee., 1841.
Childers, 16—East Indies, 1840—June, 1840.
Cameleon, 10—Cape, Sept., 1841—=Dec., 1841.
Belleisle, 72—Plymouth, Dec. , 1841—June, 1842.
Apollo, 46 " —June, 1842.
Sapphire, 28— " " —June, 1842.
Royalist, 10—(Formorly Merchant Vessel)—June,lB4l.
Sulphur, 3—Singapore—Dec.. 1640.
Starling, 6—Manilla—Dec., 1840.
Total ships of war, 39 ; total guns, 1,156.

H. C. STEAMERS.

Sesostris, 1,000 tons, 270 horse power, 2-68 s and 4-325,
despatched from Bombay, July, 41, arrived in China,
August, 4l.
Auckland, 1,000-2 h.p.-2-683 • and 4-32 s—ditto,
April, 42—May, 42.
Memnon, 1,100-500 h.p.-2.64s and 4-32s—Cape, 28th
April, 42—June, 42.
Akbar, 1,100-500 b.p.-2-64s and 4-325.
Queen, 150 h.p.—Calcutta, 14th May, 40—June 40.
Iloogbley, 100 b.p.—Calcutta.
Iron ditto.
Nemesis 500 tons-180 h.p.-325, swivel guns—Cape,
July, 40—Nov. 40.
ePhlegethon, 600-180 h.p.-3-32s—England, 17th Sept.,
40 —July, 41.
Proserpine, 500-180.
Pluto, 500-180—England, March, 42—May, 42.
Ariadne, 300-80-2-24s—Bombay, Sept.—Dec., 42.
Medusa, 300-.-80-2-24s—Calcutta, April, 42.
H.M. STEAMERS.

Vixen, 800-270 h.p.—Mauritiits, March—May, 42.
Growler—do.—England, 3d April, 1842—July, 42.
Geyser—do.—England, in all.
Driyer—do.—Plymouth. March 16, 42—June, 42.
Lightning—do.—England, April 4, 42—July 42.
17 steamers in all, of which 5 belong to her Majesty,
and 12 to the Honourable Company; 11 are wooden, and
6 iron • of an uggregate of about 4,120 horse-power.
* Returned to England with Rear. Admiral Elliott.
1- Do., do., in February, 1842.
Left Singapore for England on the 7th March, 1842, to

repair.
II The Melville returned home to repair, May, 1840.
§ Retarned to England with part of Canton ransom-money.
¶ Returned to England in March, 1841.
I** Now in Bombay harbour.

The folk ing list of engagements—if the term can be
applied—will show the amount of slaughter the Chine 4