Category: Adventure

Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume II)

Chinese Custom-houses.--Attempts at Extortion.--An Adventure.--Ruse de Guerre.--Its Success.--Peace Negotiations.--Their abrupt Termination.--The Plot thickens.--A Companion in Misfortune.--Negotiations renewed.--Their Failure.--Hostilities.--Critical Position.--Danger increas...

Chapters

23. CHAPTER XXIV

Kar-sing-foo.--Christmas in Ti-pingdom.--Works of Art.--Dangerous Companions.--Narrow Escape.--Retribution.--Adieu to Ti-pingdom.--Mr. White's Case.--The Neutrality Ordnance.--O...

25. CHAPTER XXVI.

Results of British Policy.--Its Effect on Trade.--The Inspectorate System.--The Tien-tsin Treaty.--Present State of China.--Rebellion in the Ascendant.--Proposed Remedy.--The Ma...

24. CHAPTER XXV.

Operations Resumed.--Attack on Kin-tang.--The Battle of the Brickbats.--Ti-ping Success.--Active Operations.--Manoeuvring.--Hang-chow Invested.--Fall of Kar-sing-foo.--Gordon's...

17. CHAPTER XVIII.

Earl Russell's Despatch.--Its Effect.--"Taking the Offensive."--Official Reports.--General Staveley.--Attacks the Ti-pings.--General Ward.--Hope and Ward repulsed.--Che-poo atta...

19. CHAPTER XX.

Ti-ping Disasters.--The Vampyre Fleet.--Important Letters.--Mr. Roberts's Case.--Mr. Consul Harvey.--Letters continued.--Misrepresentations.--Anti-Ti-ping Meeting.--The Sherrard...

22. CHAPTER XXIII.

Renewed Attempt.--Its Success.--Narrow Escape.--British Interference.--How explained.--Its Failure.--The _Coup de Main_ succeeds.--Groundless Alarm.--Route to Soo-chow.--Its Dif...

15. CHAPTER XVI.

Hang-chow.--Ti-pings approach Shanghae.--Their Reception.--The _Casus Belli_.--The First Blow.--Fillibuster Ward.--Admiral Hope's Exploits.--Captures Hsiun-tang.--The Consequenc...

20. CHAPTER XXI.

Personal Narrative continued.--Mr. Lobschied.--His Reception at Nankin.--Press Publications.--Mr. Lobschied leaves Nankin.--Operations before Tait-san.--The Assault.--Act of Bra...

21. CHAPTER XXII.

On the Wong-poo River.--Ningpo Sam.--The _China_.--Her passengers.--The Ta-hoo Lake.--Its Scenery.--The Canals of Central China.--General Burgevine.--Soo-chow.--Deserters.--Burg...

18. CHAPTER XIX.

A Double Wedding.--Its Celebration.--The Honeymoon.--Its Interruption.--Warlike Preparations.--Soong-kong Invested.--General Ching's Despatch.--Tsing-poo Recaptured.--Ti-ping Se...

16. CHAPTER XVII.

On board the _Williamette_.--Blockade running.--Arrival at Nankin.--Solemn Thanksgiving.--Domestic Arrangements.--Phillip's Wife.--The Wooing.--The Dowry.--The Wedding.--Trade e...

14. CHAPTER XV.

Chinese Custom-houses.--Attempts at Extortion.--An Adventure.--Ruse de Guerre.--Its Success.--Peace Negotiations.--Their abrupt Termination.--The Plot thickens.--A Companion in...

13. CHAPTER XXVI.

Results of British Policy.--Its Effect on Trade.--The Inspectorate System.--The Tien-tsin Treaty.--Present State of China.--Rebellion in the Ascendant.--Proposed Remedy.--The Ma...

7. CHAPTER XX.

Ti-ping Disasters.--The Vampyre Fleet.--Important Letters.--Mr. Roberts's Case.--Mr. Consul Harvey.--Letters continued.--Misrepresentations.--Anti-Ti-ping Meeting.--The Sherrard...

11. CHAPTER XXIV.

Kar-sing-foo.--Christmas in Ti-pingdom.--Works of Art.--Dangerous Companions.--Narrow Escape.--Retribution.--Adieu to Ti-pingdom.--Mr. White's Case.--The Neutrality Ordnance.--O...

12. CHAPTER XXV.

Operations Resumed.--Attack on Kin-tang.--The Battle of the Brickbats.--Ti-ping Success.--Active Operations.--Manoeuvring.--Hang-chow invested.--Fall of Kar-sing-foo.--Gordon's...

8. CHAPTER XXI.

Personal Narrative continued.--Mr. Lobschied.--His Reception at Nankin.--Press Publications.--Mr. Lobschied leaves Nankin.--Operations before Tait-san.--The Assault.--Act of Bra...

5. CHAPTER XVIII.

Earl Russell's Despatch.--Its Effect.--"Taking the Offensive."--Official Reports.--General Staveley.--Attacks the Ti-pings.--General Ward.--Hope and Ward repulsed.--Che-poo atta...

10. CHAPTER XXIII.

Renewed Attempt.--Its Success.--Narrow Escape.--British Interference.--How explained.--Its Failure.--The _coup de main_ succeeds.--Groundless Alarm.--Route to Soo-chow.--Its Dif...

9. CHAPTER XXII.

On the Wong-poo River.--Ningpo Sam.--The _China_.--Her Passengers.--The Ta-hoo Lake.--Its Scenery.--The Canals of Central China.--General Burgevine.--Soo-chow.--Deserters.--Burg...

3. CHAPTER XVI.

Hang-chow.--Ti-pings approach Shanghae.--Their Reception.--The _Casus Belli._--The First Blow.--Filibuster Ward.--Admiral Hope's Exploits.--Captures Hsiun-tang.--The Consequence...

6. CHAPTER XIX.

A Double Wedding.--Its Celebration.--The Honeymoon.--Its Interruption.--Warlike Preparations.--Soong-kong invested.--General Ching's Despatch.--Tsing-poo recaptured.--Ti-ping Se...

2. CHAPTER XV. PAGE

Chinese Custom-houses.--Attempts at Extortion.--An Adventure.--Ruse de Guerre.--Its Success.--Peace Negotiations.--Their abrupt Termination.--The Plot thickens.--A Companion in...

4. CHAPTER XVII.

On Board the _Williamette_.--Blockade running.--Arrival at Nankin.--Solemn Thanksgiving.--Domestic Arrangements.--Phillip's Wife.--The Wooing.--The Dowry.--The Wedding.--Trade e...

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