relating to the Wangs, 103 _et seq._;
conversation with Ching, 103;
and Macartney, _ibid._;
relations with Macartney, 103, 104;
offers him succession to command, 104, 105;
letter to Li Hung Chang, 106;
Li sends Macartney to Gordon, _ibid._;
contents of Gordon's letter, 107;
possesses the head of the Lar Wang, 107, 108;
frenzied state of, 108;
scene with Macartney at Quinsan, 108, 109;
his threats, 109;
his grave reflection on Macartney, 109, 110;
writes to Macartney, 111;
makes public retractation, 111;
other expressions of regret, 112;
refuses Chinese presents, _ibid._;
suspension in active command, _ibid._;
retakes the field, 113;
"the destiny of China in his hands," _ibid._;
attacks places west of Taiho Lake, 114-5;
enrolls Taepings, 115;
severely wounded, 116;
second reverse, _ibid._;
receives bad news, _ibid._;
alters his plans, _ibid._;
his force severely defeated, 117;
retrieves misfortune, _ibid._;
describes the rebellion, 118;
made Lieut.-Colonel, _ibid._;
his further successes, 119;
another reverse, _ibid._;
his final victory, 120;
what he thought he had done, _ibid._;
visits Nanking, _ibid._;
drills Chinese troops, 121;
appointed Ti-Tu and Yellow Jacket Order, 122;
his mandarin dresses, 123;
his relations with Li Hung Chang, _ibid._;
the Gold Medal, _ibid._;
his diary destroyed, 124;
returns home, _ibid._;
view of his achievements, 125-6;
a quiet six months, 128;
his excessive modesty, _ibid._;
pride in his profession, 129;
appointment at Gravesend, _ibid._;
his view of the Thames Forts, 130;
his work there, _ibid._;
his mode of living, 131;
supposed _angina pectoris_, _ibid._;
wish to join Abyssinian Expedition, 132;
described as a modern Jesus Christ, _ibid._;
his mission work, 132-3;
his boys, 133;
sends his medal to Lancashire fund, _ibid._;
his love for boys, 134;
his kings, _ibid._;
some incidents, _ibid._;
his pensioners, 135;
his coat stolen, _ibid._;
his walks, 136;
the Snake flags, _ibid._;
leaves Gravesend, _ibid._;
at Galatz, 137;
no place like England, _ibid._;
goes to Crimea, 1