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Title: Narrative of a voyage round the world : performed in Her Majesty's ship Sulphur, during the years 1836-1842, including details of the naval operations in China, from Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841 ; published under the authority of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty
Year: 1843 (1840s)
Authors: Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877 Hinds, Richard Brinsley Great Britain. Admiralty
Subjects: Sulphur (Ship) Voyages around the world Phytogeography
Publisher: London : Henry Colburn
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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Island were deserted, and the guns withdrawn,j)robably for the new defences on Wangtong. At fiftyminutes past ten we j^assed the second bar creek,and about a quarter past twelve, observed an exten-sive battery and encampment \Althin the first bar.The channel was barred at the Chop House belowGolgotha, by a floating bridge, and the Cambridge,now converted into a Chinese ship of war, mooredabove to cover it. By signal, at half past one, we anchored off the firstbar. I immediately joined Captains Herbert andElliot in the Nemesis, and went in to reconnoitre.The Nemesis and Madagascar having anchoredwithin, in an enfilading position, fired a few shots totry range. This was returned by the Celestials,and the question then became,— can we retreatwithout their claiming a victory ? No one Avas boldenouo-h to give his consent to such a proposition.It was, therefore, determined that our ships shouldcome in. By the advantage of our boat signals theSulphur was instantly underway to ineet me; but
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1 J I 1841.) DESTROY FIRST BAR FORT. 155 I had promised Captain Herbert, the instant he ap-proached, to join him. The Sulphur anchored ahead,in support of the steamers, and after watchingthe effect of a few of our red-hot shot, I joinedCalliope, when she was placed within and ahead ofthe Sulphur, and after one broadside it was de-termined to storm. The other ships anchored inrotation. In refutation of Commander Binghams hearsayaccount, (p. 152 to 158,) it is merely necessary torefer to the public despatch on the capture of FirstBar Fort, and it will then appear that the junior cor-vette did not lead into action, but that the facts areas above stated. A hard embankment fortunately afforded us ex-cellent footing, and the marines having been drawnup, and Captain Herbert joined the van, we enteredwithout opposition on the S.W. angle of the bat-tery, one party taking the eastern line, and theremainder the sea face. At some points the enemybehaved well; but as they could not stand an in-sta

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