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Tientsin - LoveToKnow Watches (787 words) |
 | It is situated at the junction of the Peiho and the Hun-ho, which is connected by the grand Canal with the Yangtsze-kiang. |
| It is a prefectural city, and has, since the conclusion of the foreign treaties, become the residence of the viceroy of the province during a great portion of the year. |
| The town is built on a vast alluvial plain, which extends from the mountains beyond Peking to the sea, and through which the Peiho runs a circuitous course, making the distance by water from Tientsin to the coast about 70 m. |
| Josiah Tattnall - LoveToKnow Watches (211 words) |
| He entered the United States navy in 1812, and was actively employed till the beginning of the Civil War. |
| He may be said to have gained a world-wide reputation by his use of the phrase " blood is thicker than water " to justify his intervention on behalf of the British squadron engaged in the operations against the Peiho Forts. |
| He was in the Peiho river when the unsuccessful attack of the 25th of June 18J9 was made. |
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