Shanghai by Night and Day

ISBN: 9781331604525 出版年：2016 页码：223 Forgotten Books

SO that the foreign devils might be terrified at the force represented by such an array of ten/s, and last but not least they had constructed five new paddle-wheel boats, each moved by four wooden paddle wheels, two on either Side, turned by means of a capstan fitted with logs, and worked by men under cover. There was some pretty fighting for a while, for the Chinese had it all to themselves until the British Ships had taken up their positions, some of them being a good deal knocked about during the process. Once, however, the British blue-jacket was let go, things became lively ashore, and in a little while landing parties cleared out all that remained, some of the Tar tars, however, standing up to our men with great pluck.