Sii wadida faqradan - Hogaanka Admiral Michael Seymour, maraakiibta ku sugan saldhigga waxay ku lug lahaayeen howlgallada ka dhashay weerarkii lagu qaaday doonta Ingiriiska ee "Arrow". Intii lagu jiray Dagaalkii Labaad ee Opium ama "Dagaalkii Arrow", ee Shiinaha, Seymour wuxuu amar ku bixiyay Dagaalkii Bogue bishii Nofeembar 1856, wuxuu gacan ka geystay burburinta maraakiibta Shiinaha ee Dagaalkii Fatshan Creek bishii Juun 1857, wuxuu qabsaday Canton
Bishii Diseembar, sanadkii 1858 wuxuu qabsaday qalcadaha ku yaalla Baihe (Wabiga Hai), isagoo ku qasbay dowladda Shiinaha inay ogolaato heshiiskii Tientsin.