The first British envoy, Sir Frederick Bruce, who had been the first Colonial Secretary in Hong Kong, was fired on at Taku (Dagu) Bar on his way to Peking to present his credentials, and hostilities were renewed from 1859-60.

• 第一任使节为香港首任布政司布鲁司爵士，他奉命前往北京呈递国书，但途经大沽突遭炮轰，于是一八五九至六零年间，战火再起。