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142 PASSING EVENTS.
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impossible stances of his to life think must without have had deep in perverting sorrow of the and influence dex 3 raving the a nature unhappy so obviousl circum y -
m ments disp ade lay for with of better solemnity veils things over — . their the The condemned faces execution in the walking was mode conducted adopted barefoot in with , France clothed a rather for in parri black theatrical cides gar- . ,
A strong , military force was present , and no one was allowed to approach near enoug Canton h to remains the scaffold perfectly to hear quiet what under was the said rule by of the a Chinese prisoners governor . appointed
d by etails the Allies concerning , but our it . limited As , however space , does a question not admit has arisen of our as entering tak to e whether occasion into any the to lish French the first to mount the wallswe may
refer Eng to or in the the testimony were lish of service a witness who belong dates from ing to the neither , Transport nation " , Lancashire namely , a
German Eng , ni Witch ght with . " In the writing rest within to the gunshot ' Allgemeine of the Zeitung walls the of , ' Chinese * Canton he says , rather : — bad ce I imperfectl mark passed the y
who protected I lay had down been by under some suspected a low great mound of being tree s ; on but concerne which fortunatel was d in y the hang affai ing r the of Lieutenant body are of a Hackett Chinese smen . , .
where On one our side general of me s was and an admiral old building s were assembled containing and , on our the other munitions balls a vilel much of y war smelling , and
pool the than attack ; was and agreeable from time , but to I and tim slept e thoug we very had h well the rockets fire the whole from cannon the nig walls ht . - was With rather day nearer break hot "
there was a began regular again race ; between the French and English . The plan previously , arranged was , that the part of the town to be escalade assaulted should not to be bombarded in till the
. bombardment the from appointed the ships time had till nine ceased and o came ' clock ; but rushin , and the g that French with the their could ladders not was , or throu would gh our not beg , fire wai a t full for
hour before . Our , menof coursewhen they saw this , would not be behind , and the consequence was , that there , were _onore men killed by our the own fire than
that of the enemy . It appears , therefore , that they gained momentary ment precedence and , their if they superiority did gain was it , by as incontestable the simple expedient as the dignity of breaking of the renowned an
agree-Madam The , notorious Blaze— " Yeh The king is described himself did as having follow her a huge , when but flab she not sensual did of walk face before , and . " a
restless ferocious eye , like that of a fierce and angry , a courageous animal . nails
insolent against He trembled the when tabl he e excessivel found near which he y was when he to he be was was treated seated taken with ; , but his what long he , all became dirty things outrageousl considere rattling d y ,
we cannot but regard as rather preposterous courtesy ; and actually burst into in When a loud the blood it fit is of remembered of laug thousands hter when that of his questioned thi own s sanguinary countrymen concerning ruffian , and the has fate been imbrued of personal Mr his . Cooper l hands y the
understan cause of whatever d on what loss ground has been he sustained is to be by treated the wa with r , we so must much own ceremonial we cannot politeness This and indulgence tendency . observable our countrymen to treat
it Chinam seems ere en sometimes and a strange their doings to be as assumed subjects th for at faceti because among ousness they rather wear than a tasteless for justice and ; ,
absurd miscreant dress like , their Yeh sufferings passed are lig matter htlover for as merriment if he were ; and not the a responsible crimes of
a are y , probable agent , app that arentl such y because an examp he wears le wil l be hair very effic long acious tails i . n det does erring not future seem
viceroys The war from movem following ents i in n In his di footsteps a have now . assumed the character of ordinary military operations , and fortunately no longer present the terribly picturesque
Gazette * The . ' most The important paper in which paper the of Germany letter appears , generall is of y known the 6 th in of Eng March land . the' Augsburg
142 Passing Events.
142 PASSING EVENTS .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1858, page 142, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041858/page/70/
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