Lovely weather favoured the combatants for the fight on Wednesday and was taken advantage of by_x large number of sight-seers. The ground too was in splendid condition, not tow hard, so that the various movements of the Volunteers and theonomy were made without any extraordinary amount of fatigue.
The plan of the battle, unlike battles in actual warfare, was arranged between the "sides" beforehand. Shanghai was supposed to be fully guarded by x garrison, that the enemy could only content ther -selves with committing all kinds of excesses in the country on the further side of Carter Road between the Soochow Creek and the Back Road. As this state of affairs was not considered at all conducive to the interests of the commonwealth, " por of the garrison had to go out and if po dislodge the marauders, It was arranged that the attempt should be made on the 9th instant and the enemy hearing of this, made preparations to resist. They landed in the morning from boxts and steam launches above the Upper Boat House, made their way ncross country and took lena half way between Carter Road held and wirely divided their forces, about 150 wen, in such a man:
er that the Vuluuteers had a hard job to ind them. On the right were some 40 men belonging to the Caroline under Lieutenant Talbot, sume Archers were in the middle under Lieutevant Gouch, while the Marines were on the left under Dobree, the whole being under Portis of the Archer.
The Volunteers consisted of Light Horse, 19; Artillery 37 and 3 "A" Ca,
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