Ti-pingdom in 1861.--Its Armies.--The Foreign Policy of England.--Its Consequences.--Admiral Hope's Expedition.--Comments thereon.--Its Results.--Lord Elgin's Three Points.--Official Communications.--Secret Orders.--Evidence of such.--Their Object.--Official Communications.--Mr. Parkes' Despatch analyzed.--Newspaper Extracts.--Official Papers.--Mr. Parkes' Measures.--His Arrogant Behaviour.--Result of the Yang-tze Expedition.--Ngan-king Invested.--Modus Operandi.--The Ying-wang's Plans.--His Interview with Mr. Parkes.--Sacrifices his Interests.--Sketch of the Ying-wang.--Hung-jin's Adventures.--The Chung-wang's Operations.--The Results.--Siege of Hang-chow.--Its Capture.--Manchoo Cruelties.--Position of the Ti-pings in 1861 325
Life in Nankin.--Ti-ping Character.--Its Friendly Nature.--Religious Observances.--Cum-ho.--Curious Adventure.--A Catastrophe.--Love-making.--Difficulties.--Trip to Shanghae.--Reflections.--On the Yang-tze River.--Life on the River.--An Adventure.--The Deserted Lorcha.--The Murdered Crew.--"Mellen's" Fate.--Arrival at Shanghae.--Return Voyage.--Sin-ya-meu.--A "Squeeze Station."--The "Love-chase."--Fraternizing.--Wife-purchasing.--The Grand Canal.--China under Manchoo Rule.--Its Population.--The Manchoo Government 360
Ti-ping Revolution in 1861.--Official Correspondence.--Its Review.--Professions of Neutrality.--How carried out.--Captain Dew's Interpretation.--Ti-ping Remonstrance.--Cause of British Hostility.--Mr. Bruce's Assertions.--Mr. Bruce's Second Despatch.--Mr. Bruce's Difficulty.--His Inconsistency.--Despatch No. 3.--Inconsistent Statements.--Ti-pings approach Ningpo.--Interview with Ti-ping Chiefs.--Mr. Hewlett's Interview with "Fang."--General Hwang's Despatch.--General "Fang's" Despatch.--Capture of Ningpo.--British Intervention.--Ti-ping Moderation.--Open Hostilities commenced.--Commander Bingham's Despatch.--Ti-ping Reply.--Commander Bingham's Rejoinder 392
Chinese Commission _Frontispiece_. Hong-kong Boat Girls _to face page_ 6 Marie (_portrait_) " 28 Ti-ping Army going into Action " 68 Silver Island " 108 Ke-tow " 114 Escape from the Lorcha " 203 The Chung-wang's Council of War " 243 Defeat of the Tartar Cavalry at the Battle of Hu-kau " 261 Sale of a Chinese Girl, as witnessed by the Author, at Etching, on the river Yang-tse-kiang " 304 Teaching the Lord's Prayer in a middle-class Ti-ping household " 318 Map, showing the position of the Ti-pings at the close of the year 1861 " 359 A Ti-ping Church " 360 A Mast-head view of Nankin from the river, as it appeared on the morning of departure " 372