British needed to expand their opium trade in China. The Arrow was a merchant lorcha with an expired British registration that the Qing authorities seized for
(also appears in play, film and TV series versions) Sable Lorcha – lorcha, The Sable Lorcha by Horace Hazeltine, 1912 HMS Saltash – frigate in The Cruel
L'Orxa/Lorcha, Planes, Quatretondeta, Tollos Area • Total 376.4 km2 (145.3 sq mi) Population (2019) • Total 28,096 • Density 75/km2 (190/sq mi) Time zone