Canton River
Britishnoun
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Almost at the same time as the attack on Chusan, hostilities were recommenced against the Chinese on the Canton River, in consequence of the carrying off of a British subject, Mr. Vincent Stanton, from Macao.
From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
Macao, small island at the mouth of the Canton River, 100 m.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
By them she was fitted out and employed on the Canton River during the disturbances between the imperialists and the insurgents.
From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
Before this the Volage and Hyacinth, while lying in Canton River, had a sharp engagement with a fleet of war-junks, under the Chinese Admiral Kwang.
From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Viscount Palmerston has sent a small map of the Canton River, which your Majesty may like to keep for future reference.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount
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