CHAPTER V.

Ho! for Canton--The Bombardment commences--Howling--Our Landing--The rough March--Our first Brush with Johnny--The Bivouac--Our strange Position--On Picket--Shells and Rockets--Hot Tea and no Sleep!--What I thought about--Come on, my Lads--A nasty Hero--The Rendezvous--Our Advance--Scaling the Walls--Jamming a Frenchman--Five Pounds for a Flag!--Inside the Walls--Wanton firing--A Charge--Wounded Natives--Scorching Explosions--Canton ours--Marooning and Feasting--Cries of Distress--Chinese Girl--A Rescue--The Provost-marshal--Stop! or I’ll fire--An Escape--Horrid Prisons--Yeh’s Slaughter-ground--Competitive Headsmen--Mandarin Funeral--A white Affair and rather jolly--Body-guard and Musicians--A good Son--On Board a Junk--Return to our Ship 71