法国公使来天京1853年12月6日,一艘法国军舰缓缓驶近太平天国的首都天京。军舰上的乘客是法国驻中国公使布尔布隆及其随从。此时是早晨6时,他们正在安静地用早餐。突然,天京城墙下一个炮台向这艘军舰开了一炮。舰长卜拉命军舰立刻抛锚,并派出一艘小艇向太平军询问原因。不久,江面上漂来一只小船,向炮舰司令致意。双方约定次日进行较正式的会晤。 French Minister to Beijing on December 6, 1853, a French warship slowly approached the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The passengers on the warship are Bulgur and his entourage, the French Minister in China. At 6:00 this morning they are having breakfast quietly. Suddenly, a fort under the wall of Tianjing fired into the warship. The captain Buraimi warship immediately broke down and dispatched a dinghy to ask the Taipings why. Soon, a small boat floats on the river surface, paying tribute to the gunboat commander. The two sides agreed to conduct a formal meeting the next day.