囯天平太TI-PING TIEN-KWOH;
THE HISTORY OF THE TI-PING REVOLUTION,
A Narrative of the Author's Personal Adventures.
BY
唎LIN-LE.
GENERAL-IN-CHIEF; AND LATE COMMANDER OF THE "LOYAL AND FAITHFUL
AUXILIARY LEGION."
VOLUME II.
LONDON:
DAY & SON (LIMITED), LITHOGRAPHERS & PUBLISHERS,
GATE STREET, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS.
1866.
ORIENTAL, CLASSICAL, AND GENERAL PRINTERS,
GREAT QUEEN STREET, LONDON, W.C.
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
CHAPTER XV.
Chinese Custom-houses.—Attempts at Extortion.—AnAdventure.—Ruse de Guerre.—Its Success.—PeaceNegotiations.—Their abrupt Termination.—The Plot thickens.—ACompanion in Misfortune.—Negotiations renewed.—TheirFailure.—Hostilities.—Critical Position.—Dangerincreases.—Attempted Rescue.—The Mud Fort Mandarin.—HisFate.—The Civil Mandarin.—Rescued at last.—The Williamette
CHAPTER XVI.
Hang-chow.—Ti-pings approach Shanghae.—Their Reception.—TheCasus Belli.—The First Blow.—Filibuster Ward.—AdmiralHope's Exploits.—Captures Hsiun-tang.—TheConsequences.—Hope's Policy condemned.—The real CasusBelli.—Defence of Shanghae justified.—Inducements to opposethe Ti-pings.—Official Reports.—Mr. ConsulMeadows.—Recognition of the Ti-pings.—The ShanghaeTimes.—Mr. John's Report.—Edict of ReligiousToleration.—Report continued.—Mr. Muirhead's Report
CHAPTER XVII.
On Board the Williamette.—Blockade running.—Arrival atNankin.—Solemn Thanksgiving.—Domestic Arrangements.—Phillip'sWife.—The Wooing.—The Dowry.—The Wedding.—Tradeestablished.—Imperialist Corruption.—Preparations forleaving.—An Elopement.—The Journey.—The Surprise.—TheRepulse.—Arrival at Hang-chow.—Its capture.—TheParticulars.—Cum-ho.—The Chung-wang.—His mistaken Policy
CHAPTER XVIII.
Earl Russell's Despatch.—Its Effect.—"Taking theOffensive."—Official Reports.—General Staveley.—Attacks theTi-pings.—General Ward.—Hope and Ward repulsed.—Che-pooattacked.—Its Capture.—Loot Regulations.—Kah-dingattacked.—Its Capture.—Ti-ping Loss.—NewspaperComments.—Tsing-poo besieged.—Inside the City.—Ti-pingLosses.—Na-jaor besieged.—Cho-lin besieged.—Ti-pingBravery.—Cho-lin captured.—The Chung-wang.—Kah-dingevacuated.—Consul Harvey's Despatch.—Despatchreviewed.—Ningpo threatened.—Captain Dew at Ning-po.—HisDespatch.—The Reply.—Captain Dew's Rejoinder