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A LETTER REPORTING THE CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF THE FRENCH FOLLY FORT BY HMS NAVAL FORCES IN 1856 AND 6 OTHERS by Various Authors
Date: 1837-1856
Size of each letter is approximately 31.5 x 19.8cm when folded open.
Each letter has a short description of its contents written on the rear.
1. A letter reporting the capture and destruction of the French Folly by HMS Naval Forces in 1856
2. To the Superintendant at Canton, from the collector of customs at Bombay, M. C. Bruce, 1837
3. To H . J. Princep, Esq. the Secretary to Goverment at Fort William, from Edward Elmslie at Macas, 1837
4. A letter from the Oriental Bank Corporation, Hong Kong, regarding a landing draft from Bangkok. Written 1856
5. To the Post Master General in Calcutta, requesting him to forward by the overland mail certain packets. Written by Charles Elliot, Superintendant in Canton, 1837
6. A letter informing that masters of vessels bound to any port in the Spanish dominions must deposit with the Spanish Consul at the port of their departure duplicate manifests of their cargos, written 1958
7. A letter proposing immediate departure of HMS merchants for England, written 1856
The Capture of the French Folly Fort by British forces in China occurred on 6 November 1856 during the Second Opium War. The British dispersed 23 Chinese war junks and captured the French Folly fort in the Pearl River near the city of Canton (Guangzhou) in Guangdong province. The battle lasted nearly an hour. The British consul Harry Parkes described the Chinese as putting up "a very hot resistance" and the engagement as "exceeding creditable to the bravery not only of our men, but of the Chinese also."
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