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Sir Henry Pering Pellew Crease.

Supreme Court of British Columbia; held at the Victoria Law Courts.

[Canton, China] 1,2,3 Panoramic View of the heights from the Grand Parade Ground, on the right is the Marine Battery, very strong indeed, next to this mens huts occupied at present by Marines, through the gate is the palisades where you may see a Sedan stand and 1 or 2 Chinamen squatted on their hams, is the lower Magazine Barracks occupied by Sepoys . . .

[Canton, China] 1) Looking from the top of the barracks of the Marine Artillery on the side of Magazine Hill - House occupied by 1st battn. Royal Marines.

[Canton, China] 2) Looking from Mud Fort down the road leading up to it from the Walls, taking in Offrs. [Officers] Hut on the left, Huts occupied by the Sappers on the right, and the celebrated 5 storied Pagoda.

[Canton, China ] 2) The North East Gate from the ruined houses inside the walls - some little distance from this to the south the attack by the Marines took place, a rush was made along the walls to this gate, it was ours then, vacated by the Chinese, the gates were immediately opened and through them the Artillery entered the houses at that time came close up to the Gate. They have been levelled for the sake of defence.

[Canton, China] 3. [Possibly part of the panorama referenced in HP078410]

[Canton, China] 4. Just inside the entrance door of Howqua' the great Tea Merchants' Gardens at Fa-tee - about 4 miles north west from this on the other side of the river. The offr. [officer] on the steps is the French P.M.O. if you turn to the left on entering you come upon No. 5.

[Canton, China] This gives you the ornamental water, the little summer house in the centre is where the friends of Hang How-qua retire to in hot weather to drink tea; I am upon the bridge leading to it, wh. is very rickety so I fancy it is seldom visited, the Inscription over the door on the board is Sow-chuck-qua wh. means I believe hot Flower house, the two Chinamen on the left are my servants whom I've drilled to sit steady, by going round where they are and looking back you see on the left and right No. 6 and 7.

[Canton, China] Nos. 6 and 7 take in the entrance to the Gardens, and part of the Main Building of which there are 2 inches (on paper) missing on account of a large tree, on turning to the right of No. 4 picture (the entrance where there is a blotch) and standing under the roof on the extreme left of (No.5) we get a view -

[Canton, China] 8) Capt. Martineau's house, the man on the right is another officer, on the left is Martineau himself.

[Canton, China] 8. Gives us another ornamental water and the road leading to the Gardens beyond. The Chinaman peeping from behind the tree close by the bridge, and admire the trees going out from the side of the wall - by walking across the bridge along the road by them, turning sharp round the far corner of Pond and looking back we have No. 9

[Canton, China] 9. Gives part of the house where I stood when I photographed No. 8, near wh. spot are collected a group of Offrs. taking it easy and watching my proceedings - the man standing up, Reevely by name, is the Garrison theatrical genius and flanking him Williams and Crawford of ours, the trellis work in this picture is not bad -

[Canton, China] 10) The trunk of a large tree in the Park of Commr. Zamsun [?] - remark how the roots are half way up the trunk. Under this tree the first English man who died in the city is buried - Richard Hincks

[Canton, China] The house we tiffined in, in the Gardens, the figures are indistinct because they moved however you get their back views in the looking glass behind, examine with a magnifying glass the basket at the foot of the steps on the right and take out a patent for it, it comes in 4 pieces, 1 over the other , confined by the two upright pieces of bamboo wh. form the handle. The two Ghosts on the right are Sepoys whom the Col. threatened to make real Ghosts of for moving ...

[Canton, China] 11) Part of Joss House where 47th B.N.I. are quartered, the Chinese Inscription over gate is Sing-Chum-Sein. Sing is a literary joss, Chum his grandfather - Seing means House - look well at the roof and the small recesses on each side of the doorway. The figures are all brightly colored and glazed this Joss house is about as good a one as there is in the city - the black orderly in front I got to sit still by grinning at him

[Canton, China] 11. View of the Canal approaching Howqua's from one of the top windows in the main building, look at the literal cloud of Chinaman [sic] twigging me at the window, the 3 figures are de Montmorency 65 B.N.I, Drum Major ditto and Parry R.M.L.I.

[Canton, China] 12. View in the celebrated Honam Temple taking in an old tree and the usual accompants. of Chinese blackguards, the Offr. at the foot of the tree is Capt. Budd R.M. L. I. My servant Hugh is to be seen standing on the right talking to the mob and exhorting them to look straight to their front, the coolie on the left is saying his prayers for pure funk he thinks it a Joss pigeon.

[Canton, China] 13) Capt. Budd's Quarters and where his company are stationed, this place was turned into a Hospital for the Chinese sick and wounded when we first came in. Afterwards during the last rows into Barracks. The house where all the men are in front is the weighing stand during the races.

[Canton, China] 13. The nine storied Pagoda from the Coms. yamun.

[Canton, China] 14) Mess of the Royal Marine Artillery and Pa-ta-sahu-pash Tartar Mandarin.

[Canton, China] 14) The new landing place from the pier, the third building from the right is the Post Office, the remainder Comr. Store Houses - under the tree on the left is the Telegraphic Station.

[Canton, China] 15. The Pier of the new landing place from the telegraph station, examine the curious Sanpan (boats) all anchored to pieces of bamboo stuck in the mud the long paddles sticking out behind the Sanpans are oars used in sculling the principle mode of progression here. I've sees as many as 15 or 20 men in one big scull.

[Canton, China] 15) West gates from outside the Wall, the attack of the Chinese was from the front on the cut work. View from Comg. Officers Quarters West Gate, taking in part of suburbs and inside ramp of wall, at the first projection the Chinese escaladed with 50 bamboo ladders. There was a small house where the top part of wall is broken down, on the remains of them were found some dead Chinese and the ladders were covered with blood two Hows. [Howitzers?] played on them at this point.

[Canton, China] 5) [Hilltop building and large ornamental trees].

[Canton, China] 16. The South East angle of the walls of Canton from the entrance to the landing place, look at the curious bamboo bridge on the right.

[Canton, China] 17 and 18. Gates of a Joss house close by the south wall of the City and from the top of it - this place was occupied by the 65th B.N.I. when they first arrived

[Canton, China] 18. [Another view of the gates of the Joss house seen in HP078434]

[Canton, China] 19. End Comms. Store and the remains of the French Folly from near the telegraph station the bamboo shed upon one leg sticking up near houses is meant to fasten horses to so as to be out of the sun.

[Canton, China] 20. River scene, taking in the remains of an old junk or two the Marceau French steamer a gun boat and the Bittern brig so well known out here for her actions with Pirates.

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