The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-12-19 00:00:00

TROPHIES TAKEN FROM THE CHINESE.

A most extraordinary and curious collection of Chinese
guns and swords, which were captured from the enemy
during the late war in China by Commander W. H. Hall,
at that time captain of the Nemesis iron steamer, and now
the commander of the Royal Victoria and Albert yacht,
arrived at Windsor yesterday week, from the East India
Company's warehouses in the City, accompanied by the
gallant commander, from. whom her Majesty has been
graciously pleased to accept these singular and interesting
trophies, a portion of which may be thus briefly de-
scribed :

1. An immense brass gun, 12-pounder, upwards of 11
feet in length, and most beautifully cast. This excellent
specimen of Chinese workmanship was captured from the
war-junk of the Chinese Admiral, at the mouth of the
Canton river, in 1841. The touch-bole is peculiarly con-
structed, and of an extraordinary size.
2. A brass four-pounder, nearly six feet in length,
beautifully carved with dolphins' heads. This gun, was
taken from the junk of the Chinese Commodore, and
presented to Commander Hall by the officers of the ship's
company of the Nemesis.

3. A small brass " silk " gun, so denominated from its
being most curiously and elaborately bound round and
ornamented with silk, over which, still further to preserve
it, is also bound, with great taste, various folds of catgut.
This gun, which was taken at Tzykee in 1842, is about
two feet in length, and will carry a ball of 3lbs. This de-
scription of ordnance is considered to be a very great
curiosity, and very rarely to be found on board the war-
junks of the Chinese. Only nine of these guns were cap-
tured during the whole of the Chinese war. The piece is
not mounted upon a carriage, but on either side are two
carved handles, to be held by four men when it is dis-
charged. .

4.-Two gingals, or long muskets, with sights, and of
recent manufacture. These muskets, which are about
eight feet in length, proved the most destructive weapons
and did the greatest execution during the war. When
discharged, they were invariably loaded with three, and
sometimes four and five small bullets, which they will
carry an immense distance. They were taken in the
north of China in 1842.

5. Three excellently-manufactured Chinese matchlocks,
or muskets, with inscriptions in Chinese characters on the
locks. These were also captured in the north of China
during the last year.

6. A remarkably curious matchlock, with a rest ; the
barrel singularly bound round with rings, apparently to
give it increased strength.
7. A double-handed sword (or rather pair of swords,
fitted into one scabbard), the blades being about two feet
six inches in length. This is the tremendous weapo❑
which was to cut up " the English devils " into mince-
meat, and annihilate the " barbarians."

A Bombay marine artilleryman, about 30 years of age,
who was actively engaged during the whole of the Chinese
war, performing wonders in several engagements, accom-
panied Commander Hall with the presents to her Majesty.
This man, Cook, had his arm taken off by a round shot,
on board the Nemesis, fired, during an action with a
number of war-junks at Worsung, from the batteries.
It was afterwards amputated at the socket. The poor
fellow is now in the receipt of a small pension, and it is
expected that something further will be done for him.