26 Dec 1862, Qing and Ti Pang army attacked us in different directions but simultaneously, we lost 43 brothers. We rushed into the sea. We agreed with Winter and Summer to head south, but I did not see they followed, perhaps due to a big storm was approaching in the sea.
15 Jan 1863, we stopped at somewhere near Tai Wan Island for few days, but did not see any sign that Winter and Summer vessels were coming over. We saw small groups of Qing vessels wandering around. We decided to go further south.