Kammala wannan jumla: A 1853, a lokacin farkon matakai na Taipings '
Bayan nasarar da suka samu a tsakiyar kasar Sin, Legge ya aika da Wat da Wu Wenxiu zuwa Shanghai don tattaunawa da su don shigar da mishaneri na Furotesta zuwa Nanjing. Bayan watanni shida a cikin birni, mutanen biyu sun yi la'akari da ofishin jakadancin ya kasa kuma ya koma Hong Kong.