British troops, under General Staveley:—
Royal Engineers22
Royal Artillery, with 7 guns and 6 mortars100
H.M. 31st Regiment552
H.M. 99th and 67th Regiments280
5th Bombay N.I350
22nd Punjaub N.I350
French force, under Admiral Protet:—
Algerian Infantry, Chasseurs, Marines, and Seamen, with
8 guns900
British Naval Division, under Captain Borlase, R.N.:—
Seamen and Marines, with 9 guns330
Ward's disciplined Chinese1,000
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Total3,884
Assisted by Imperialist troops under Manchoo General Le5,000

[8] See Note, p. 509.

[9] Italics are by the Author.

[10] Vide "Further Papers relating to the Rebellion in China," 1863, p. 43; Inclosure in No. 27; Brigadier-General Staveley to Sir C. Lewis.

[11] This and all following extracts are taken from the Official Correspondence presented to both Houses of Parliament in Blue Book form.

[12] Compare this with the next despatch of Captain Dew's.

[13] These Chiefs were at the time conducting the murderous raids from Shanghae, already described.

[14] Did it grieve the philanthropic Admiral "much," I wonder, to massacre them in his raids from Shanghae?

[15] We may safely presume that Captain Dew was gibing the chiefs.

[16] Governor of a city.