The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-25 00:00:00

" No. 15.

" Canton, April 8, 1847.
"Sir,—The undersigned British subjects hear with
alarm that it is the intention of your Excellency to re-
move immediately the whole of the military and na-ial
furces from Canton.

" We respectfully represent to your Excellency that,
in our opinion, the recent proceedings cannot fail to have
created such feelings in the Chinese population as to
render the temporary presence of a portion of the troops
absolutely essential to our safety, and we therefore ear-
nestly solicit your Excellency to afford us that protection
which we cannot hope for from the Chinese authorities,
avowedly unable to control the populace.
" We have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed by 76 persons.)
" To his Excellency Sir John Francis
Davis, Bart, &c."

The following is the answer which was received to the
foregoing address to his Excellency Sir John Francis

" No. 16.

" British Consulate, Canton, April 8, 1847.
" Gentlemen,—l am directed by his Excellency her
Majesty's Plenipotentiary, in reply to your letter of this
day's date, to inform you that the very natural alarm
which you therein express is formed on a mistake, as it
has been arranged that the light company of the 18th
Royal Irish, under Captain Graves, shall not quit Can-
ton until relieved by the armed steamer; and that, in ad-
dition to this, her Majesty's sloop Espiag,le is also
anchored within reach.
" Captain Bruce, the Assistant Adjutant• General,
states that he informed the meeting of British merchants
of the above arrangement before your letter was sent to
his Excellency. Both that letter and the reply are,
therefore, almost superfluous.—l have the honour to
be, &c., "A. B. JOHNSTON."
About midday all the guards were brought in, ex-
cepting two or three sentries, and their Excellencies the
Governor and the Major-General, with the main body
of the troops, embarked and retired from before the pro-
vincial city, leaving a small detachment, as above inti-
mated, and proceeded on their return to Hong-Kong.
FRIDAY, THE OTH.—A placard, purporting to be trom
Sir John Francis Davis, appeared on the walls of one of
the streets near the factories, and a friend has lurnit•hed
us with the following translation:—
" No. 17.

" I, the Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary of Great
Britain, make known for your full information, ye resi-
dents and shopkeepers, that in consequence of a breach
of faith on the part of your Chinese officers, I have, with
a naval and military force in large and small vessels,
quickly entered the river and come up to the provincial
city to inquire into the wretched principles and perverse
reasonings of your Chinese officers, who knocking head
have acknowledged their crime ; it is (therefore) lawful
and right to remit their offences.
" We regard you, ye people, as little children, and
have a heart constantly to guard and protect you, and
certainly have no reason to involve and injure you. If,
however, there be any lawless vagabonds who, following
the multitude, combine to throw stones, we Englishmen
will be in the highest degree indignant. And it was for
this cause that we demolished the two shops in Lwan-
hing-street, as a caution to others. Henceforth let each
one mind his own business, and you must not again
create disturbance if ye would avoid inconvenience. I
especially issue this general edict to inform you. Let
each, as is becoming, tremblingly obey.
(Articles of convention appended to the above.)
" 1. It is settled that we enter the city after two

years.
" 2. On entering the city there shall be no disturb-
ance.
" 3. Ther© shall be a place for the anchoring of
foreign boats.
" 4. Four shops in Hog-lane shall be taken down.
" 5. The custom-house, &c., in front of the factories
shall be removed.

" 6. The people of Fuhshan shall be arrested and
punished.

" 7. The cross streets on the east and west of the
factories shall be removed.

" 8. Forty mow (or Chinese acres) of land on Honan
shall be ceded.

" 9. A long bridge shall be thrown across the flower
gardens."

About three o'clock this afternoon the prefect, or
some of his subalterns, came with a native guard to re-
occupy the Consoo-house. A row ensued ; stones were
hurled at the magistrate, and the presence of Captain
Graves and some of his men was required before order
was restored.

SATURDAY, THE 10T11.—Several new placards appeared
this morning, one of them on the walls of Minqua's
Hong, opposite the western gate of the garden, of which
wo have made the following version:—

" No. 18.

" FROM THE SCHOLARS AND MERCHANTS OF THE EN.

TIRE PROVINCE OF YWINGTUNG.

"It is universally known that danger awaits those
who are in high stations, and ruins those who ate proud
in spirit, as surely as the meridian sun must decline and
the full moon wane. _ .

" Now, English barbarians, hitherto always accus-
tomed to acts of violence and outrage, you have. insulted
the province of Canton. When formerly '(a few years
ago) your ships of war came to the provincial city,
their 'Excellencies, our high officers, extended to you
their condescending regard; and as you had traversed
the wide ocean from the regions of uncivilised barbarians
which royal laws had never reached, they bestowed on
you extraordinary favour, and though you were rebel-
lious they did not lay judgment to the line. Still you
would not repent and reform; but, continuing to cherish
the disposition of the wolf and the tiger, you have taken
it upon yourselves to raise puny troops, and in wild dis-
order have carried to the utmost extreme your acts of
cruelty and violence. In bold daring you wish forcibly
to occupy the whole of the river side, measuring off
streets, disturbing and plundering the inhabitants, not
knowing that our city is such a mart for all nations
that marketable goods of every kind and to any amount
can readily be disposed of, and that in like manner there
can be obtained any cargo which may be wished. Thus
the French, the Americans, the Dutch, and the people
of Bombay and Bengal, have all peaceably and orderly
' carried on their business—just in their dealings, and po-
lite in their intercourse—the guest mild and the host
agreeable.
" At the present time imports were beginning to be in
good demand, when suddenly came this troublesome and
injurious outbreak, putting an entire stop to all commer-
cial business, and depressing the whole market, causing
damage to all nations. This is truly worthy of detesta-
tion. Last year Mr. Parker, an American, who had
established an hospital, dispensed medicines, practised
the healing art, and universally relieved the poor people,
and whose virtue has been praised by all the scholars
and people of Canada, wished to erect a hospital at the
entrance of Old China-street; but the people, consider-
ing that it was an important site, and fearing it might
lead to some unforeseen difficulty, were unwilling to
grant the request; now then (now grant it) to you Eng-
lish barbarians, who, while hitherto you have conferred
no favours, have been solely bent on acts of violence and
wrong, and by a hundred fiendish tricks have robbed the
people of their possessions and wasted their valuable
effects.

" Do you suppose there are no men among the thou-
sands of officers and the hundreds of thousands of militia
who have been collected and disciplined in connexion
with all the colleges of our province? If our militia are
once put in requisition, you will find yourselves mistaken
if' you imagine they are like those vagrants who stand
gazing with their hands is their sleeves and flee at the
first display of arms.
" You English barbarians may talk of the strength of
your ships and of the efficiency of your artillery ; and
though you may have the means for making an attack,
we too have the means of making destruction; more-
over, you do not consider that your provisions are in a
precarious state, the rations being supplied by contribu-
tions, and that 300 or 400 mercenary sepoys, living at
the rate of seven dollars each per month, together with
the English barbarian troops, do not exceed 1,000 in
number ; with soldiers so few and provisions so small,
how can you long hold out ?
" If, English barbarians, you will not awake from your
delusions, but will still persist in your former evil
courses, we, the entire province of Canton, will first cut
off your trade and provisions, and at the same time
withdraw all who are employed in your service, and
leave you like an infant on the breast which, deprived of
its milk, dies in the hands of its nurse. It becomes you, •

therefore, quickly to reform, and each attend quietly to
your own business, lest not a single sail return, to be the
laughing stock of other nations. Carefully consider
these things. _

" TaukWang, the 27th year, 2d month, 25th day.
" Canton, April 10, 1847."
The Pluto, Liout. Airey commanding, returned this
evening, bringing up some munitions for the gentlemen
volunteers, and resumed her former anchorage just above
the factories.

TUESDAY, 13Trt.—During the last few days we have
taken some pains to ascertain the state of popular feel-
ing. On repeated occasions we have landed on Henan,
and in one instance entered the large fort on the east
bank of the Macao Passage, and in company with two
gentlemen walked along the whole battery, mounting 60
or more heavy guns; a Chinese corporal, a soldier, and
a few coolies, were all the persons we met in the fort;
they seemed pleased with our visit, and said their supe-
rior, the commandant, had gone to town to buy vege-
tables fur their supper! We have also gone almost daily
to some of the gates of the city, and through the streets
of the suburbs—everywhere unmolested except by base
language. But there is a great deal of excitement
among all classes, and it partakes more of wrath and
indignation than of aught else. Many copies of the follow-
ing proclamation have been posted up, and almost all in
the vicinity of the factories have been torn down or
defaced:—