Centurion

the first foreign ship of war recorded in Chinese waters. It was British, under Commodore Anson, and arrived in November, 1741. By great firmne Anson succeeded in getting to Canton to refit. Later he captured a Spanish ship and took her into the Canton river. The Centurion's crew helped to extinguish a great fire in the city, and Anson was subsequently admitted to a friendly interview with the viceroy, November 30, 1742, but could obtain no benefits for traders. AuBER: China, an Outline, p. 163; Morse: International Belations.