| British troops, under General Staveley:— | |
| Royal Engineers | 22 |
| Royal Artillery, with 7 guns and 6 mortars | 100 |
| H.M. 31st Regiment | 552 |
| H.M. 99th and 67th Regiments | 280 |
| 5th Bombay N.I | 350 |
| 22nd Punjaub N.I | 350 |
| French force, under Admiral Protet:— | |
| Algerian Infantry, Chasseurs, Marines, and Seamen, with | |
| 8 guns | 900 |
| British Naval Division, under Captain Borlase, R.N.:— | |
| Seamen and Marines, with 9 guns | 330 |
| Ward's disciplined Chinese | 1,000 |
| ——- | |
| Total | 3,884 |
| Assisted by Imperialist troops under Manchoo General Le | 5,000 |
[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.