"For the persecution of this the third campaign of the war, the English have now on the Chinese confines an immense-naval and land force, the naval being the largest ever before assembled in Asia, by any power in the world. There are about sixty well equipped ships of war, with fifteen war steamers, besides nearly one hundred armed Transport ships. As to the land force, there is a formidable army of about fourteen thousand fighting men, with Sappers and Miners, Royal and Madras Artillery, and a troop of Horse. The Commander-in-chief of all the land forces is Lieut. General Sir Hugh Gough; Major General Lord Saltoun is second in command. The naval Commander-in-chief is vice Admiral Sir William Parker, Flag Ship ConWallis, 74, second in command. Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, Flag Ship, Blenhiem, 74. The entire expense of the whole British Expedition now in China is upwards of five hundred thousand dollars per month."
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
ENGLISH MILITARY FORCE IN CHINA (1843)
Source: The Friend. Honolulu: Saturday, July 27, 1843. Page 34.
From a letter, dated Hong Kong, China, September 1, 1842. The following is an extract,
"For the persecution of this the third campaign of the war, the English have now on the Chinese confines an immense-naval and land force, the naval being the largest ever before assembled in Asia, by any power in the world. There are about sixty well equipped ships of war, with fifteen war steamers, besides nearly one hundred armed Transport ships. As to the land force, there is a formidable army of about fourteen thousand fighting men, with Sappers and Miners, Royal and Madras Artillery, and a troop of Horse. The Commander-in-chief of all the land forces is Lieut. General Sir Hugh Gough; Major General Lord Saltoun is second in command. The naval Commander-in-chief is vice Admiral Sir William Parker, Flag Ship ConWallis, 74, second in command. Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, Flag Ship, Blenhiem, 74. The entire expense of the whole British Expedition now in China is upwards of five hundred thousand dollars per month."
"For the persecution of this the third campaign of the war, the English have now on the Chinese confines an immense-naval and land force, the naval being the largest ever before assembled in Asia, by any power in the world. There are about sixty well equipped ships of war, with fifteen war steamers, besides nearly one hundred armed Transport ships. As to the land force, there is a formidable army of about fourteen thousand fighting men, with Sappers and Miners, Royal and Madras Artillery, and a troop of Horse. The Commander-in-chief of all the land forces is Lieut. General Sir Hugh Gough; Major General Lord Saltoun is second in command. The naval Commander-in-chief is vice Admiral Sir William Parker, Flag Ship ConWallis, 74, second in command. Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, Flag Ship, Blenhiem, 74. The entire expense of the whole British Expedition now in China is upwards of five hundred thousand dollars per month."
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