| CHAP. | PAGE |
| I. | THE ARMY SURGEON— |
| I. | YOUTH | [1] |
| II. | THE PENINSULA, 1832-1837 | [8] |
| III. | ENGLAND, 1838-1844 | [23] |
| II. | SENT TO CHINA | [29] |
| | FOREIGN RELATIONS WITH CHINA | [31] |
| III. | ANTECEDENTS OF THE WAR— |
| I. | THE OPIUM TRADE | [42] |
| II. | THE SEQUEL TO THE SURRENDER OF OPIUM | [55] |
| IV. | THE FIRST CHINA WAR, 1839-1842 | [60] |
| V. | THE TREATY OF 1842 | [78] |
| VI. | THE FRUITS OF THE WAR AND PROSPECTS OF PEACE | [86] |
| VII. | THE NEW INTERCOURSE: CANTON, 1842-1847 | [93] |
| VIII. | THE NEW TREATY PORTS—FOOCHOW, AMOY, NINGPO | [112] |
| IX. | SHANGHAI | [124] |
| I. | THE TSINGPU AFFAIR | [129] |
| II. | REBELLION | [135] |
| III. | THE CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS | [143] |
| IV. | CREATION OF THE FOREIGN CUSTOMS | [149] |
| V. | MR ALCOCK'S DEPARTURE FROM SHANGHAI | [156] |
| X. | CONSUL ALCOCK'S VIEWS ON GENERAL POLICY | [161] |
| XI. | TRADE UNDER THE TREATY OF NANKING | [167] |
| I. | TEA | [178] |
| II. | SILK | [187] |
| III. | OPIUM | [191] |
| IV. | CHINESE EXPORTS | [200] |
| V. | BRITISH EXPORTS | [203] |
| VI. | NATIVE TRADE | [207] |
| XII. | SHIPPING | [211] |
| XIII. | THE TRADERS— |
| I. | FOREIGN | [248] |
| II. | CHINESE | [263] |
| XIV. | HONGKONG | [271] |
| XV. | MACAO | [287] |
| XVI. | PIRACY | [299] |
| XVII. | THE ARROW WAR | [308] |
| I. | THE EARL OF ELGIN AND HIS MISSION | [320] |
| II. | LORD ELGIN'S SECOND MISSION | [349] |
| XVIII. | INTERCOURSE UNDER THE TREATIES OF 1858 AND 1860— |
| I. | THE DIPLOMATIC OVERTURE | [361] |
| II. | NEW PORTS AND OPENING OF YANGTZE | [369] |
| III. | ADMIRAL HOPE'S POLICY TOWARDS INSURGENTS | [375] |
| IV. | THE LAY-OSBORN FLOTILLA | [387] |
| V. | THE END OF THE REBELLION | [392] |
| VI. | EVACUATION OF CANTON | [396] |
| VII. | DEATH OF THE EMPEROR | [397] |
| VIII. | INFLUENCE OF THESE EVENTS ON PROGRESS OF DIPLOMACY | [398] |
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| APPENDIX. |
| I. | NOTE ON OUR PRESENT POSITION AND THE STATE OF OURRELATIONS WITH CHINA, BY CONSUL ALCOCK, JANUARY19, 1849 | [411] |
| II. | CONFIDENTIAL DESPATCH BY CONSUL ALCOCK TO SIR GEORGEBONHAM, JANUARY 13, 1852 | [428] |
| III. | CONFIDENTIAL DESPATCH TO SIR GEORGE BONHAM, DATED JUNE17, 1852. (EXTRACT) | [432] |
| IV. | ACCOUNT OF THE SALT TRADE ANNEXED TO MR PARKES' SUMMARYOF THE NATIVE MARITIME TRADE OF FOOCHOW,1846. (EXTRACTS) | [439] |