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...br;ivf?i| ihr hoi u» of ih<- Г|д1и '»и ''и- k-inln lirU 451) .¡нагни! of Оеемтлсчwhere cannon-balls innumerable, flying in awful confusion...rebels, standing erect, lofty as the mountains. The ñerce daring of the rebels was inconceivable. Officers and men fell at their posts. Every effort to...

...his ground at the forts below Shanghae, where — as he reported to the Emperor — " cannon balls innumerable, flying in " awful confusion through the...rebels standing erect, lofty " as the mountains": — was at first impracticable and began to haggle over the sum, tendering about one ninth ; but soon,...

...behind, and on either side, while in the distance he saw the ships of the rebels standing erect, lofty as mountains. The fierce daring of the rebels was inconceivable;...onset was in vain, and a retreat became inevitable." General Chin, who was in immediate command, displayed the greatest heroism, until, covered with wounds,...

...on every side, while in the distance were visible the ships of the rebels standing erect, lofty as mountains. The fierce daring of the rebels was inconceivable...and men fell at their posts. Every effort to resist the onset was in vain, and a retreat became inevitable." The result was the capture of Shanghai. The...

...went among them, being, it is said, forcibly carried away by his officers from the thick of the fray : "Cannon-balls innumerable, flying in awful confusion...onset was in vain, and a retreat became inevitable." As the fire slackened, the bluejackets and marines of the three sloops landed at Wusung, and led by...

...Emperor he described how he had braved the hottest of the fight " on the battle-field, where cannon balls innumerable, flying in awful confusion through the...check the onset was in vain, and a retreat became inevitable."3 When Shanghai had been occupied, the expedition moved towards the Grand Canal and attacked...

...Emperor he described how he had braved the hottest of the fight " on the battle-field, where cannon balls innumerable, flying in awful confusion through the...check the onset was in vain, and a retreat became inevitable."3 When Shanghai had been occupied, the expedition moved towards the Grand Canal and attacked...

...Niu, in command of the Chinese forces, gives the following quaint account of the fray: "Cannon balls innumerable, flying in awful confusion through the...saw the ships of the rebels standing erect, lofty as mountains. The fierce daring of the rebels was inconceivable; officers and men fell at their posts,...

...cnre, however, to tell his master how he had braved the hottest of the fight "on the battle-field, where cannon-balls innumerable, flying in awful confusion...rebels, standing erect, lofty as the mountains. The tierce daring of the rebels was inconceivable. Officers and men fell at their posts. Every effort to...