Buuxi weedhan soo socota: "Surprise:" Waxaa laga dhisay San Francisco waxaana la tijaabiyay 2da Abriil, 1855. Waxay tartan kula jirtay shirkadda, laakiin bishii Nofeembar 1855 waxaa loo iibiyay shirkadda. Si ka duwan badanaa maraakiibta dheeraadka ah ee shirkadda maraakiibta ee California Steam Navigation Company, Surprise waa la iibiyay, laakiin qaab loo dammaanad qaadayo inaysan marnaba dib u soo laaban doonin si ay ula tartamaan maraakiibta shirkadda. Milkiilayaasheeda cusub waxay u qaadeen Shiinaha, iyagoo u sii maraya Honolulu, bishii May 1861 si ay u qaadaan xamuul webiga Yangtze. waxayna u dhibaataysay bada dhexdeeda si dhab ah.
Dagaalkii Taiping, waxaa ku duqeeyey ciidamada xeebta, waxaana ugu dambeyntii lagu gubay Shanghai.