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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY.
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whole were disembarked under Sir Hugh Gough's orders, and
the combined force entered Paoushan without resistance. In
this action, the squadron lost only two men killed, and thirty-
five wounded, among whom were Mr. E. Roberts, master, Mr.
A. J. Smith, mate, and three men of the 6 Sesostris.' The ships
were much cut up aloft in their rigging, and it is surprising
that the casualties were so few, considering how well the Chinese
served their guns. The 4 Blonde' had fourteen shot in her hull,
the 6 Sesostris ' eleven, and the other ships were all more or less
"peppered." The Chinese loss was severe; and seventy-nine
heavy, and eighty-six light, guns were captured in the batteries
at Woosung.
On the following day, the Admiral sent Commander Kellett,
with the ^Medusa'and'Phlegethon,' to reconnoitre the river,
when they found two strong batteries about six miles above
Woosung, that on the left bank mounting forty-six guns, and
that on the opposite side, fourteen guns. These batteries were
occupied, on the 18th of June, by Commander Watson without
opposition, the enemy having deserted them. On the following
morning, the destruction of the guns and military stores at
Woosung and Paoushan being completed, the troops w T ere em
barked in the steamers 4 Tenasserim,' 4 Nemesis/ 4 Phlegethon/
and 4 Pluto,' which respectively took in tow the 4 North Star,'
4 Modeste,' 4 Columbine,' and 4 Clio,' and proceeded up the river,
the military and naval Commanders-in-chief embarking, with
the marines of the squadron, on board the 4 Medusa.' By half-
past one, the squadron had approached within sight of Shanghai,
which is about twelve miles above Woosung, but the Chinese
defending the formidable batteries, had been so dispirited by
their recent ill-success, that, after a few broadsides from the
ships and steamers, they fled with precipitation ; the seamen
and marines were at once landed, under Captain Bourchier, and
took possession of the batteries mounting forty-nine guns,
which, with the exception of seventeen of brass, were destroyed,
together with all the military stores. The troops were also
disembarked from the steamers, and the city was occupied
without resistance. On the 20th, Captain Bourchier and Com
mander Kellett proceeded in the 4 Medusa' and 4 Phlegethon,'
thirty miles up the river without interruption, and, on the fol
lowing day. Sir William Parker embarked in the 4 Medusa,' ac
companied by the 4 Phlegethon' and 4 Nemesis,' and succeeded
in ascending the river for a distance of forty-seven miles above
Shanghai, when they were stopped by the shallowness of the
water at the entrance of a large lagoon. On the 23rd of June,
the troops were re-embarked at Shanghai, when the squadron
dropped down the river to Woosung, where they were trans
ferred to their respective transports.
On the 22nd of June, the 4 Memnon,' Commander F. T.