Note 51 — Chapter XXII
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In the mutual recriminations between the leaders of the force, upon their arrival at Shanghae, Captain Jones states (referring to Burgevine):—
"He further accuses us of trying to make out a good case against him, thinking he would never return to Shanghae. To this I answer, that he and I were the instigators of the defection from the Ti-ping cause, for I confess I at once fell into his plans, glad of the opportunity to escape from what appeared likely to turn out unprofitable, and having, besides, for some time before lost confidence in his capacity to command."—Vide Blue Book on China, No. 3 (1864), p. 179.