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 days, and the slips were to retire beyond the Bogue as soon as the Tartar-General and the soldiers from other provinces should have quitted Canton. [The total British losses were seventy killed and wounded.] All this was acceded to; white flags were exhibited on the city walls; the hong merchants were ordered to furnish $2,000,000, and the rest was contributed by the Treasurer's, Salt Commissioner's, and Hoppo's chests. This was reported to the Throne,—omitting all reference to the opium and Hongkong. The foreign soldiers in Square Fort then rejoined the ships, and insisted on the Tartar-General and his advisers leaving the city. Accordingly and  retired with their troops to Kin Shan [Cumshan], a dozen miles or so from the river, and withdrew the Hu Nan troops; but  was left in Canton to maintain order. died of shame and mortification shortly after his arrival at Cumshan.

Now, on their first arrival in Canton, the Tartar-General and his advisers had represented to the Throne that all the Cantonese people were disloyal, and all the Cantonese soldiers marauders, and therefore marines had been brought all the way from Fu Kien, to the exclusion of Cantonese: disloyal persons detected were executed without trial; and thus the Cantonese people suffered from a feeling of injustice. On the other hand, the English did not kill the