▁R . B . ▁For bes ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁fast ▁sch oon ers ▁for ▁cli pper ▁and ▁coast al ▁service ▁in ▁China . ▁The ▁first ▁cli pper ▁which ▁For bes ▁sent ▁to ▁China , ▁the ▁Rose , ▁found ered ▁in ▁the ▁July ▁ty ph oon ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁ ▁For bes ▁purchased ▁Ang l ona ▁at ▁Brown ▁& ▁Bell ’ s ▁New ▁York ▁yard ▁for ▁Russell ▁& ▁Co . ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁des patch ▁boat ▁between ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Mac ao , ▁and ▁Wh am po a . ▁ ▁Other ▁American ▁pilot ▁boat ▁models ▁sent ▁to ▁China ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁included ▁the ▁Ze ph yr ▁and ▁the ▁Spec , ▁also ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁model . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁Shang hai ▁opened ▁to ▁foreign ▁trade , ▁three ▁Boston ▁pilot ▁boats ▁were ▁sent : ▁the ▁ 9 0 ▁ton ▁Golden ▁Gate , ▁the ▁ 9 0 ▁ton ▁Sir en , ▁and ▁the ▁ 7 5 ▁ton ▁Daniel ▁Web ster , ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁pilot ▁boats ▁in ▁the ▁Yang t ze ▁River . ▁ ▁Within ▁two ▁weeks ▁of ▁purchase , ▁Ang l ona ▁sa iled ▁for ▁China ▁under ▁Captain ▁Turner . ▁She ▁arrived ▁at ▁Cape ▁Horn ▁in ▁ 6 1 ▁days , ▁and ▁Java ▁Head ▁in ▁ 9 5 ▁days . ▁ ▁Russell ▁& ▁Co ▁put ▁Ang l ona ▁in ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁C anton ▁River ▁until ▁the ▁new ▁treat y ▁ports ▁opened , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁the ▁coast al