The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-11 00:00:00

N AHONAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY
FOR GRANTING
LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c.

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No. 2t CORNHILL.
C2pital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parlament.
DIRECTORS.
T. LAMIE MURRAY, Est., Chairman. •
J. Matson, M.D., F.R. S. John Rawson, Esq.
John Griffith Frith, Esq. Jehn Riddell Stodart, Esq.
Hunter Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq.
George Langley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq.

A uniTons.

Professor Wheatstone, F. Es: Professor Graves, A.M. F.R.S.
ACTUARY—M. S. B. Wooihonse, Esq., F. R. A. S
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewens, and Omman-

ney, 6, Basinghall-street.

LIFE ASSURANCE.
Besides the perfect security to the policy holder of a large
paid up capital, and accumulating funds, the following is one
amongst many of the advantages which belong exclusively to
the princinles of Life Assurance and Deferred Annuities ori-
Einated by t h.. Society, viz.—Power to borrow ( without de.
y, expense, or forfeiture) Two-thirds of all premiums paid
upon a Polity of Assurance.

The annexed it a short Table, showing the Annual Premium
for assuring £lOO on the Whole Life, or for a Terra

FOR LIFE.
A. B.
Age. Without With For One For Five
Profits. Profits. Year only. Years only
s. d. X. a. 'd. X. s. d. a. d.
20 1 13 7 1 17 4 0 17 0 0 17 6
30 2 4 4 2 9 3 , 019 6 1 0 0
40 216 5 3 5 3 j 1 310 1 5 0
50 4 4 2 4 13 6 1 13 0 1 16 6
60 6 13 6 7 8 4 3 0 0 3 9 6

'wo-thirds of Profits divided annually amongst

the A ssured.

DEFERRED ANNUITIES DEPARTMENT.

By the plan exclusively developed by this Society, a single
Defarred Annuity is made, nGt only to answer the same object,
but to far exceed in amount the entire benefit of all the an-
vantages heretofore only obtained by the middle and industrious
classes through separate investments in Savings' Banks, Be-
nefit Societies, and Loan Banks.

1. A small yearly or weekly contribution will Secure the
most ample return for after life; thus-21. 12s. per annum ( Is.
a week) at the age of 20, will give the policy holder the fol-
lowing option, at the age of 65
Annuity for remainder of life... ......... £47 It► 6

Cash
Policy, without further contributions, of 466 0 oat death.
Other periods of life (of 50, 55, and 60) may be also taken
with similar advantages.

2. Two-thiris at any time lent on deposit of policy, being a
and alwt IA available during sickness or want of employment.
3. Two...hirds of all payments returned to representatives in
case of premature death. _

N.B. Policies, as collateral money-security, for periods of
one to five years, effected at lower rates than are charged by
any other Office, (See Tables A. and B.), with option of con.
tinuance for Life at the usual rates.
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WOOLWICH—FRIDAY.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.
Captain Eyre's company (B field battery), 7th battalici
arrived from Deal on Wednesday morning, having be, n
employed there during the last five months in carrying
on a course of experiments, the range at Woolwich not
being of sufficient length for the practice they had to
perform. Capt. Eyre, Lieut. Fyers and Lieut. Radcliffe,
who joined when Lieut.Montressor obtained leave of ab-
sexce, returned with the company.
Intelligence has been received at the garrison o: the
death of Capt. Rogers, at Cheltenham.
Major Raynes has taken command of the Bth battalion.
Brigade Major Cuppage has , returned from leave, and
resumed his duties.:

The practiceQ'field days have ceased for a season.
By the late accounts from Jamaica the companies were
still suffering from fever, and many deaths had taken place.
The regiment oontinues much below the establish-
ment, but recruiting goes on very slowly. The men
unfit for further service will be discharged on the 13th
instant, and about 200 will require to b raised to com-
plete-the deficiencies.
NAVAL INTELLIGh
The Styx steam-vessel, Captain Alexp%ley. T. E
Vidal, arrived at•WoolWich, from Sheerness, on Tues
day, to be fitted, for the reception of the Right Hon. Sir
Charles Bagot, G.C.8., appointed Governor-General of
Canada, in the room of the Right Hon. Charles Poulett
Lord Sydenham. The Styx is expected to leave for
Quebec on Sunday or Monday next.
The Avon steam-vessel, Lieut. CommanderC. Jenkins,
left yesterday, with a party of the Woolwich division of
Royal Marines, for Plymouth. Lieutenant Courtis was
originally appointed to take charge of the men, bat
Captain Wright proceeded instead with them, and on
their arrival at Plymouth he will return to head-quar-
ters at Woolwich.
The Sinbad arrived from Portsmouth yesterday.
The appointment of Mr. George Grant as master of
the Styx has been cancelled.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. •
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. B.—The St. Vincent was commis-
sioned on Monday, and hauled alongside the dockyard
'the same day.
The Belvidera, 48,.was undocked on Monday, and the
Madagascar was taken in ; on Thursday she was taken
out of dock.
The Ringdove, 16, was paid off on Monday, - and is to
be brought forward for commission ; also the Satellite
for immediate service. The Itingdove was taken into
dock on Wednesday last.
The Hazard, 18, was undocked on Wednesday last,
and hauled into the basin to refit.
The Vindictive was taken into dock on Thursday to
have her bottom examined.
The Mercury,
.tender, sailed for Weymouth on
Tuesday.-
The Quail lighter arrived on Monday from.Woolwich;
the Buoy Boat, from 'Chatham.
The'Aid lighter arrived on Tuesday from Sheerness.
The Steadfast merchant ship was towed out of har-
bour to Spithead by the Echo steam tug.
APPOINTMENT:3.—Lieutenant R. 0. Oliver to the Van-
guard, Lieutenant Henry Caldwell to the Excellent, Lieut.
F. E. Johnstone to the Queen, Lieutenant J. C. Coffin to
the Queen, Lieutenant Alexander Boyle to the Queen,
Lieutenant J. J. Robinson to the Queen, Lieutenant C.
B.'llamilton to the Queen, Lieutenant David Robertson to
the Hazard, Mr. W. A. Harris, (purser) to the Hazar,l,
Lieutenant Henry Stewart to the Vindictive, Lieutenant
N. F. Edwards, Lieutenant G. Woodhouse, Lieutenant
C. H. Binstead, James Scarlett (second master), J„
Drummond (surgeon), W. F. Carter (assistant-surgeon,
Rev. J. Falls.(ehaplain), to the St. Vincent.

The ii:come of tile railway hues now
averages 100,0001, a week.

* Blenheim, :nude. Sulphur, Hyacinth, Nimrod, Modeste,
Pylades, Cruizer, Columbine, Algerme, Starling, Atalanta
ak,d N-mesig steamers, forming the Maeao fort division.—
C"E,; t-;etivbay, Letaia, A,iig4!oi; wit% the Witautpoa
division.—Welesley at Wantong, in the 13ucca Tigrist gent up
her marines, and 160 seamen.

passed his station everything had been completed, and
all was still. The detail of this gallant affair is annexed
in a copy of his letter, where I regret to observe the loss
of men was more than had been ordinary.-
The day chosen for the landing happened to be
the 24th, the anniversary of our Gracious Queen's
birthday. I issued a general order that the salute
should be fired, though in the midst of the prepara-
tion, and it was dune even under the muzzles of the
enemy's guns.
The right column, piloted up the creek by Commander
Belcher, profiting by the local knowledge he had gained
the previous day, arrived safely at its destination as the,
day closed in.
The General immediately landed with a wing of
the 49th, and proceeded to throw out reconnoitring
picquets. About nine o'clock some detached parties of
Chinese soldiers came around us with shouts, burning
false fires, but they never came to the attack, and con-
tented
themselves with cutting off a poor camp-follower
who struggled a little, taking off his head, and leaving
both head and body 03 the ground. All remained quiet
until daylight.
On the morning of the 25th the troops marched on in
extended lines, and a demonstration Ives made to the

right, where' the enemy appeared nearest and numerous
in the adjoining villages. But they felt no inclination to
approach,. and the low grounds appearing more swampy
and extensive in that direction than to the left, the Ge-
neral drew off to that quarter, and we went most cauti-
ously forward, to allow of the guns keeping up, the drag-
ging being very laborious, the weather sultry, and the
swamp bet Ween the hills preeluding the possibility of
getting any but small guns forward.
As we approached the city, four distinct forts were
observed outside of the walls, on steep heights, all either
square or round in their forms, and entirely inclosed.
The city walls were armed with guns and jingals, and
the three nearest forts were completely under their fire.
The enemy's troops were numerous within and without,
but they kept at a • distance, and unwilling to clo,c
with the troops, although their distant fire was suffi-
ciently exact. _After occupying several heighta succes-
sively on the advance, by many connected movements,
the •19th were ordered, with the 37th Native Infantry, to
occupy a height on the left nearest the., outer fort ; the
18th and the Royal Marines on the heights opposite the
square tower ; and the naval brigade to take and occupy a
height on the right in front of the two oblong forts near
the north gate. From these the different divisions advanced
ultimately to the storming. The Chinese came down
in great numbers, crowded the ridges near the forts, but
the 49th being a 'little in advance, pushed on and suc •
ceeded first in entering both of the forts on the left
with the native troops, but the 18th were united with
them ; the Chinese fled towards the city, and the forts
were immediately secured.

At this moment our situation was not the most secure
in face of a force, which by all accounts, must have
esohoand
camegai fromnedth etenxetteorlivonr
walls, and numerous bodies advanced, drew out, and
allaiit otly 40,000, t a warmmen . fireW
came under the ridges within pistol shot of our
gates. A camp of about four thousand men appeared
fortsamounted gallantly,
below; a smaller camp further off. A large body
of men approached the commanding
our communication with the beach. The skirmishers
were, however, soon driven back, and in their retreat
drawing our troops after them, they gradually approached
their large camp, and circumstances accomplished that,
which prudence would hardly at first have undertaken.
Our men were warmly fired at from the heights, divided
from them by a rice field, two narrow paths only led to
it, but the Royal Irish, led in the most gallant manner by
Captains Grattan and Sergeant on one pathway, the for-
mer of whom encouraged his grenadiers amidst a heavy
fire, preceding them at some distance; and by Colonel
Adams on another pathway to the left. A company of
Royal Marines, under Lieutenant Maxwell of the Druid,
joining the 18th, the Chinese abandoned the height,
and began'to leave their camp, the troops. followed on, a
general run took place, and the whole of that Chinese
body dispersed, and never assembled again. To the
great regret of every one Captain Sergeant was severely
wounded, and obeyed orders to lead on to the camp,
without acknowledging his wound.
A partial exchange of guns and rockets took place
during the afternoon, our guns cannonading the town
and burning some houses, but during the night their fir-
ing ceased ; at daylight no banner was to be seen on the
walls, and very few persons about them.
About ten o'clock a white flag was shown on the
walls ; an interpreter was sent to inquire what was
wanted ; to whom the Chinese officer stated, " they
would fight no more," and begged to see the General
commanding the troops. He was told that when the
Chinese General made his appearance, the British com-
manders by land and sea would treat with him, but they
would meet no person of inferior rank ; and it was ar-
ranged that the Chinese General should be under the.
walls by half-past three p.m., failing which the fire would
recommence. . The evening turned out squally, with
rain, and no one appeared, but the firing was not re-
newed, and preparations for an assault were continued
during the evening. It would have been easy to have
burred the town, and the Bienheim's men brought up ,
200 carcase rockets that evening. But the General and
myself were equally of opinion that snch a measure
should only be resorted to as a last resource, and that
the storming of the walls, and the possession of the
heights within, would be a sufficient and unquestion-
able proof of the city being at our mercy, and a com-
plete security to the positions we had in our actual
occupation.

On the morning of the 27th the preparations were
completed fur the escalade, the guns in position, and the
walls and heights within the city would have been in our
possession in two hours, when a dispatch arrived from
Captain Elliot; proposing terms of agreement between
the Chinese authorities and himself, and proposing a sus-
pension of hostilities until noon of that day.
The terms were in opposition to the opinions of the
Major-General and myself, as they left the troops in a
precarious position fur some days, when the conduct of
the Chinese hitherto was considered; with whom delay
had always been used to strengthen their defences,. the
result of which hid always been a breach of faith. It gave
another fair opening for Chinese treachery to work, and it
took away the apparent symbol of capture,whi ch would have
been prevented by seeing the British banner floating within
the city walls, and -those walls lying crumbled before it.
The fortified heights in the city once gained, the_ Chinese
troops may have marched out and laid down their arms,
and not a British soldier had any occasion to enter the.
populous part of the town.
That one of the first cities of the Chinese Empire,
whose population of 1,200,000, defended by 40,000 801-
diers, in and without the walls, whose defences had
been now a whole year in preparation ; strong in its
natural position, and approachable only by an intricate
and uncertain navigation, near 100 miles inland, should
have in three days fallen before a force of not more than
3,500 effective men, soldiers, Royal Marines, and sea-
man, I trust will be considered a circumstance gratify-
ing and creditable to the national feeling, and to her
Majesty's arms.
As soon as I had made my arrangements, I found
that a strong-demonstration of irregular troops had
shown themselves to the northward of our camp ; on the
30th a detachment was sent to drive them off; but the
rain pouring down in a deluge in the evening, the Chi-
nese, knowing that our flint muskets would not be avail-
able under such a torrent of water, closed in on the
troops with their lances, and came to close quarters with
them boldly and bravely, which only served to show that
such qualities cannot contend against discipline and
united strength.

A company of Sepoys of the 37th native infantry se-
parated in the thick heavy rain, under the command of
their gallant officer, Captain Hatfield, and as the night
came on were detained on their way. Being surrounded
by a very numerous body of the Chinese lancemen, they
with the greatest coolness .and devotion of their lives,
formed into a square and awaited with perfect sang-froid
the endeavour to destroy them by the long lance over the
charged bayonet. Now and then a musket from the centre
was made to discharge its messenger of death with
much care by two of the officers, but they must have
fallen if a company of "the Blenheim's Marines, with
percussion muskets, under Lieut. Whiting, of that
corps, commanded by Captain Duff, of the 37th na-
tive infantry; had net then been sent in quest of them.
A musket fired, was happily answered from the square,
three cheers were exchanged, the Marines coming up,
gave their volley—they re-loaded and fired once more,
and the brave Sepoys were liberated. To show the
superiority of the percusSion muskets, these had been
loaded since the 24th, a period of six days, yet only two
missed fire ;on the contrary, all the muskets were
rendered useless by the torrent of rain that fell.

At noon on the Ist of June the troops left the forte
that had been occupied, and proceeded to the village of
Tsipoo, in the most admirable order. I-attended the
General with the rearguard, no armed enemy appeared;
the unarmed people were friendly and useful ; hundreds
of them assisting in dragging the guns through the diffi-
cult grounds, and carrying the materials and baggage.
A sufficient number of Chinese boats had been procured
to embark the whole body. and about five o'clock we left
the landing place, not leaving a musket cartridge behind;
at half-past eight the whole force, soldiers and seamen,
were safely on board their respective ships without a
single casualty occurring to disturb the successful ter-
mination of an expeditiOn promptly undertaken, I trust
ably executed, and happily terminated, with the excep-
tion of a few brave spirits who had fallen, and a:few
more who still must suffer some time from their wounds.
A return of the killed and wounded is here added, and
although it may appear strange to see the wounded of
the Army in the Navy report, yet the two corps had been
so entirely mingled together, their services so blended,
and such intimate harmony has existed, that it would be
difficult to make any separation between the acts of
either, or the circumstances that concerned them.
Commanders Belcher and Warren have only con-
tinued On that path of able and judicious service on
which they have so long travelled. Their own services
will always attract attention. Of the Lieutenants, Lieut.
Joseph Pearse, Lieut. Goldsmith, Lieut. Watson, Sir
Frederick Nicholson, Lieut. Morshead, first of their re-
spective vessels, may .perhaps be named without injury
to all others who well played their parts. To Lieut.
.Kellett, of the Starling, I am much obliged, and Lieut.
Mason, of the Algerine, has won his promotion by a long
series of gallant and brave services. I beg to acknow-
ledge the zeal and assistance I have had from every cap.
mitt and officer oi the squadron, Whom I have had the
happiness to command. To my friend Captain
.13nureitier, united in feeling by; a long course of

service, and of personal knowledge, it has been a de-
light to me to have been associated with him in this last
turning over of the page of life. To do duty with such a
person is a gratification. and to know how to win the
regard of a superior officer when serving as a junior. is a
certain proof of undoubted ability to command. When
the gallant naval battalion were being led under his gui-
dance, to the storming of the two western forts, whith
were not more gallantly carried than firmly maintained
' under the very heavy gating fire, no one who witnessed
their conduct will again be inclined to say, that
the sailor could not perform the useful duties of
the soldier, as well as the less restricted duties
of his own profession. The - ComMander of the
Forces having been desirous that an officer should
carry his despatches to the Governor-General in India,
and conceiving it to be of sufficient importance, that our
success should be known in England as soon as possible,
I have directed Commander Barlow to take charge of
copies of my letter to you ; and to -proceed overland
with them,' after arriving at Calcutta, without loss of
time. I have appointed Lieut. Joseph Pearae, whos.,
services and character I need not-repeat to you, to com-
mand the Nimrod until your pleasure is known, :filling•
his vacancy by an old mate of
the station, highly spoken of by the Captain of her Ma-
jesty's ship ; 'all of which I trust will meet
your approbation. I could not have selected a more in-
telligent officer, or one more fit to give every information
on the local concerns of this country than Commander
Barlow. •

II have now only to recommend, and to request you
will bring before the notice of their Lordships of the
Admiralty my' present staff on the day of action ;
Commander Belcher, of her Majesty's ship Sulphur, and
Lieutenant J. C. Pitman, of her Majesty's ship Druid,
whom Captain Smith was kind enough to lend me to as-
sist in the arduous &del of a Commander-in-Chief,
which I have had to perform as senior officer in very
extensive operations, without any other aid or assistance
of a Commander-in-Chief's staff. I have, &c.
H. LE FLEMING SENHOUSE, Captain.
Steamer Nemesis, oif Canton, 22c1 May, 1841.
Sir,—All her --Metteogy?‘—‘,o4a44,,,,trld-
whole of the foreign community, s' having been gra-
dually withdrawn from the factories of Canton in conse-
quence of notice and recommendation given to them to
that effect ; and her Majesty's Plenipotentiary haring.
likewise retired, and embarked on board the Nemesis,
yesterday afternoon, at about half-past six, simulta-
neously with this movement, I withdrew the guard of
Marines from the British factory, and moved up her
Majesty's sloops Modeste and Pylades, for the protection
of her Majesty's brig Algerine, steamer Nemesis, and
cutter Louisa ; as also the vessel in which the merchants
were embarked.

I have now the honour to inform you that the force
named in the margin,* defeated last night an attack made
by fire rafts, hacked by boats filled with troops.
The Chinese commenced about half-past ten p.m.
nearly, the same time that the fire-rafts wore sent down
upon the Alligator ; they .renewed it at three a.m. ; a
fire in the mean time being kept up at intervals from
two or three points in the western suburb, which was
answered by occasional shots from her Majesty's ships.
At daylight, this morning, the western fort (in the
Shamien suburb), which they have recently repaired, re-
armed, and added considerable outwarks to, mounting
very heavy giLls, opened a warm fire upon the ships, I
immediately dirocted them to weigh, and proceed to
silence it, which they accomplished in half an hour.
A large number of war-junks, armed fishing boats,
and fire-rafts, were now seen bearing down on the ships
from the channel, which runs on the west side of the city,
from whence also the fire-rafts of the previous night had
come down.

I acccrdingly ordered up the Nemesis, and the boats
of the ships before mentioned, with those of the Calliope
and Herald, and the result has been that from 30 to 35
war junks and fishing vessels, manned by troops, both
Tartar and Chinese, from several different provinces of
the empire, have been run on shore and destroyed, as
also nearly 50 small boats filled with combustibles; these
were joined eight or nine together to form fire-rafts,
their wrecks are lining both banks of the river, nearly
chise up to Tsin Poo, the landing place tkere, from
which a good approach appears to lead direct (not more
than four miles) to the north gate of the city wall, with
dry footing the whole way.
My constant thanks are due to Captain Nias for
his great zeal and assistance, and on this occasion I
cannot withhold my best acknowledgenients from Com-
manders Eyres and Anson, and Lieutenant Mason,
commanding the Algerine, for the judicious manner
in which they brought their ships into action. They
speak in the highest terms of their officers and ships'
companies, and the Captains particularly recommend
their Senior Lieutenants, viz., Peter Fisher, H. G. Shute,
and John Hay.
I am .also proud to bear testimony to their gallant
conduct in destroying• and towing the five vessels
clear of the ships, as also to the officers named in the
margin t employed in the boats on this service..
Mr. Hall, commanding the Nemesis, his officers and
crew, acquitted themselves to my entire satisfaction, as
also Mr. Thomas Carmichael, matt of the Wellesley, in
command of the Louisa cutter.

I cannot let this opportunity pass without mentioning
Lieutenant D'Eyncourt, of the Calliope, who has gene-
rally accompanied me, since I have had the honour to
command the advanced squadron.
I return a list of casualties which I am happy to say
are slight.

I have the honour to be, &c.,
T. HERBERT, Captain H.M.S. Calliope, and
Senior Officer commanding advanced squadron.
Captain Sir H. Le Fleming •Senhouse, K.C.H., her
Majesty's Ship Blenheim, Senior Officer on the
China Coast.
Her Majesty's Ship Alligator, off Howqua Folly,
May 22, 1841.
Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you, that last
night, at shortly after twelve o'clock, an attack was
made by the Chinese upon her Majesty's ship Alli-
gator, under my command, by fire rafts ; they were
chained in pairs, and brought down in a direct line
for the ship, on a flood tide. Owing to the confined
position I was in, and the sunken junks and line of
stakes astern, I could not slip ; but by sheering the
ship, and the activity of 'Lieutenant Stewart, first or
this ship, and Messrs. Woolcombe and Baker,, mates,
in command of the boats, they were towed clear,
although they passed within ten yards of the 'bows.
As I had reason to believe that a considerable force was
assembled in the vicinity, to take advantage of any acci-
dent that might occur, I fired several shots on both sides
to clear the banks ; no damage has been sustained.
I have, &c.,
AUGUSTUS L. KUPAR, Captain acting. .
To Captain Herbert, Commanding the
Advanced Squadron. :
Her Majesty's Ship Sulphur, off Canton, May 23, 1841.
Sir—ln pursuance of your directions, I proceeded up
the creek on the western
:side of Canton, in order to ex-
amine the nature of the country ; our force consisting of
the Druid's launch, Lieutenant Goldsmith (first lieute-
tenant of that ship), Sulphur's pinnace, and two cutters,
Modeste, Pylades, and Algerine's cutters, Starling's
cutter, and my gig ; the two first named boats carrying
guns.
. _

On approaching Neishang, where the boats of the
squadron were yesterday engaged, I observed the fast
boats of the enemy collected in great numbers; part
retreated by a creek to the left, but shortly after
returned, and manifested a disposition to impede our
progress, by fi!ing guns and drawing up across the
creek. Our advance, and notice of our determination by
a round from each of the boats carrying guns, put them
to flight, and, in a very short period, thirteen fast boats,
five war junks and small craft collected, amounting to
twenty-eight in all, were in flames. Fire-rafts were in
readiness on the banks of the creek, but too well secured
by chain, and therefore beyond our ability to destroy,
during our short stay.
The whOle force behaved with their ustia4l gallantry,
arid the commander of the division under my direction
(Lieutenant Gold Smith) afforded me that steady, deter-
mined support which so particularly distinguishes him,
and which caused me to-ask you for his co-operation.
No casualties whatever occurred. I brought out with
me one large fast boat, of sixty oars, the boat from
which the mandarin esoaped ; and, in pursuance of your
separate orders, . collected vessels fur the conveyance of
2,000 soldiers. I have the honour to inclose a list of
boats and officers engaged ; and am, Sir, your most
obedient servant,

EDWARD BELCHER, Commander.
Captain Sir H. F. Senhouse, Knt., K.c
Senior Officer, &c. &c.
Her Majesty's Sloop Modeste, off Canton,
26th May, 1841.
Sir—l received your orders of the 24th instant, a
little before noon on that day, and immediately proceeded
with the boats and marines of Calliope and Conway to
the Alligator, off Howqua's Fort, making the signal to
Herald to close and send her boats.
I ordered Captain Kuper to move the Alligator up
the right bank of the river past Napier's Fort, where he
anchored her in her own draught, and the boats 'were
pushed up as far as possible without exposing them to
the enemy's fire.
A little before muster I observed the Algerine moving
down past ethe Dutch fort, and she shortly anchored
and engagei a battery on the Canton side, which she
silenced. Anxious to co-operate with her, I went
a-head with Captain Bethune to rocennoitre, but was
stopped by a shot through my boat from French Fort.
I remained under corer of the point until dark, when
I sent Captain Bethune, with a division of boats, tosupi
port her ; and a conceded signal having been made, I
joined her with the whole force at 2 A. )1..
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ordering the other sloops down, and
her Majesty's 26th, too
put myself in communication
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only vessel likely to
Finding that Modesto
ndwatshere appearing even some
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mandingbe got across the bar,..a
three ot the captured I fitted shell
guns in
doubt of her accomplishing thare..puanskssa.ge,

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Odaste, Plemesis steamer, St. Louiscutter, boats of Calliope, and Herald.
t Calliope, Lieut. E. T. D'Eyneourt, Mr. H. I. Le Vit..
esmte ; Herald, Lieut. P. Fisher. Acting Lent. J. B. Dewes ;
Modeate, Lieut. H. I. Shute, Mr. Edward Fitzgerald, mate •
Pvl.oes, Lieut. JOO Hay) MGJ. Eowlez, mate; Algerine,
SainuetDolliPgilagm

MORNING SUN!
• Captain Eyreg having succeeded, by grealeexeniDite- %e-e,
in getting his vessel over the bar, 4"44,,- :;310-40:4164-1 ~.., moored her, Alg-e rine, and the •.. 4",,-*, -7:s-, '„ - ~. ;.„-kt.); ked French fort, the enemy deSerted .
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and about 9 .e.m. opened their fir 7F-"V"-' ' •••I''''''. .2
which was speedily silenced; I then cl . • .?„:\.;.1-'•
~.,'•• • -.4, ..:;;;:i'
a few well directed broadsides, and ni, • 1-.,1a7a 'LI' '''' '
•-tte,. eeel_ e
advance. Captain Betliune inimediat ~ r;,,r; 711414-.,.
the storming party, and the fort was' , T. 4. ,16.11- Fai most gallant style ; the whole line of defence, extendirg "
about two miles from the Factory, which, with the ex-
ception of the French fort, had been lately constructed
in the strongest manner, has been destroyed, and com-
munication is opened with the ships at Napier's fort; the
guns destroyed are sixty-four in number, including four '
ten and a half inch calibre; the Dutch fort was not armed..
To that excellent and able officer Captain Bethune:
I feel particularly indebted, and my best thanks aye •
also due to Commanders Warren and Giffard, who as
sisted in the attack. This is the sixth time I have had
occasion to mention the gallant conduct of Commander
Eyres ; Lieutenant Mason, commanding the Algerine,
acquitted himself entirely to my satisfaction, and both
Captain Eyres, and himself speak in the highest terms of
the assistance they received from Lieutenant Shute and
Mr. Deering (mate), their seconds in command, and all
the other officers and crew.
Lieutenants Haskell and Hay, Senior of the Creaser and
'Pylades, directed the guns in the junks with greac ability.
Captain Bethune speaks in the highest terms of Lieu-
tenants Watson; Beadon, Coryton, Collinson, Morshead,
Hayes, Hamilton, and Mr. Brown (master) ; as also,
Lieutenant Reeves; of the Bombay Marine ; and of all
the other officers and,,men employed more inunediately
under his orders, ,a list of. whom is annexed. The
party of 'wines was commanded by Lieutenant .Ur-
quhart, assisted by Lieutenant Marriott, Lieutenant
Somerville, agent of transports, aided with some beats
of the transports.
Lieutenant Gabbott, of the Madras Artillery, threw
shells- with great effect from one of the junks, • and
Major Pratt offered in the handsomest manner to co-
operate in the attack if required.'
I enclose a list of vessels captured, afloat, and building., I have the honour to be, Sec.
T. HERBERT,
Captain of her Majesty's ship Calliope, and Senior
Officer present.
To Captain Sir H. de Fleming Senhouse, .
Kt. IC.C.H., &c., &c., &c.
Her Majesty's Ship Hyacinth, off Canton, May 26; 1841.
Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you, that imme-
diately on.the receipt of your letter,of the 24th instant,
I weighed with the advanced squadron, and ordered her
Majesty's ship Nimrod, to attack the Shamion fort,
on the west end of the suburbs, supported by . her Ma-
-454-4.11.444ia,.. .....I*i,4je,scA. plotp„uaier com-
mand being abreast of the Englisii factory to siLineo and ,------ ---,--
dislodge any troops that might be there, and also with a
view of covering the landing of her Majesty's 26th re-
ment. Her Majesty's sloops Modeste, Cruiser, and Co-
lumbine taking up a position to attack the Dutch Folly
fort, and to enfilade the line of batteries lately thrown up
in front of the city to the eastward of that fort. On the
ships taking up their position, three fire vessels were sent
adrift ; and although the tide was running very
strong, by timely dispatch of boats, they were en-
abled to clear the ships and tow them ashore, and set
fire to the suburbs. Le the performance *of this service
they opened their fire on the boats and shipping. In
half an hour the enemy were completely silenced to the
eastward of the Dutch Folly fort. After ivconnoitring
the Factory, and finding it quite deserted, I immediately
ordered the preconcerted signal for her Majesty's brig
Algerine and Atalanta steamer to approach with her Ma-
jesty's 26th regimentewhen they landed and took pos-
session of the Factory, without the slightest .casualty.
This service being completed, I ordered Lieut. Mason,
commanding her Majesty's brig .Algerine to proceed
to attack a fort to the eastward, which I feel much
pleasure in reporting to you was done in a particularly
spirited and gallant style by that officer, but perceiving
the thing to be so heavy from the forts, I ordered the
beats of her Majesty's ships to her support, her Ma-
jesty's sloop Hyacinth, under Lieut. Stewart, and Mr.
Peter Barclay, mate ; Modeste, Mr. Fitzgerald, mate ;
Cruiser, Lieutenant Haskoll and Mr. Thomas G.
Drake, mate ; Pylades, Lieutenant Hay ' • and Colum-
bine, Lieutenant Hamilton, Helpmate and Mr. Milian,
mate. It is gratifying to me to inform you by half-past
seven the fort of eleven guns were silenced, and the guns
spiked under a heavy fire ofjingals and musketry from the
houses ; at the same time, I regret to add, it was not
done without considerable loss. It would be impossible
to particularise upon an occasion when every officer and
man engaged against the enemy defended themselves
with much vigour at all points ; but in addition to my
beet thanks and acknowledgments to Commanders Bar-
low, Eyres, Giffard, Anson, and Clarke, and Lieutenant
Mason, I hope you will give me leave to recommend to
your. particular notice, my own First Lieute rant; W. H.
Morshead, who was wounded in the hand, in a personal •
engagement with a Mandarin. Lieutenant M sson, of the
Algerine, speaks in the highest terms of liie conduct
of Mr. Dolling, Mate, and Mr. Higgs, Second Master of
that vessel.

I cannot conclude without expression of any approbation
of the steadiness of Commander Rogers, of the Indian
navy, in conducting the Atalanta to her station.
I beg leave to attach a statement of the killed and
wounded, and damage sustained by the ships engaged.
I have. &c. •
W. WARREN, Commander.
• To Ceptain Sir Humphrey LeFleming Senhouse.
&c. Senior Officer in the China Seas.
A Return of the Ordnance mounted in the Forts on the
Heights above Cantou when stormed and captured, on
the 25th May 1341, bar the Forces under the Command
Major-General„ Sir Hugh. Gough, K.C.8., • Com.
madding Expeditionary Forces serving in China.
Paon-Kei gh-Tai Fortress of Extreme Protection-
-10 four-pounders, three feet four inches and six fret six
inches ; 1 nine-pounder, nine feet.
'Kung-Keigh-Tai-2 one pounders, one foot six
inches ; eight four-pounders, four feet three inches ;
one five-pounder, six feet ; one nine-pounder, nine
feet.

She• Ting-Paong, Asylum of Old Age, connumnding
the approaches of the Heights-2 three-pounders. three
and a half feet ; 3 nine-pounders, five to eight feet ;
1 twenty-four pounder, eight feet.
Yang-Kang-Tai, Terrace of Eternal Bliss-5 three-
Pounders, two and half to three feet ; 1 five-pounder,
four feet ; 3 six-pounders, four feet ; 3 nine-pounders,
three to six feet ; 1 twelve-pounder, nine and halrfeet.
Total-2 one-pounders, 7 three-pounders, 18 four-
pounders, 2 five-pounders, 3 six-pounders, 8 nine-
pounders, 1 twelve-pOunder, 1 twenty-four pounder.
Grand total of captured Ordnance, 42.
N.8.--In each fort a number of jingals and a consider-
able quantity of powder found.

Guns spik.'ed by the Hyacinth in the battery in front of
Canton-6 twenty-four pounders, 12 nine-pounders,. 2
thirty-two pounders, 6 twelve-pounders, and some 10-
inch guns.

T. HERBERT, Captain and Senior Officer,
China Coast.
Her Hajesty's Ship Wellesley, Bocca Tigris,
May 26, 1841.
Sir—Captain Maitland being absent on service, I have
the honour to inform you that, on the evening of the 24th,
the Chinese made a most formidable and well planned
attempt to burn her Majesty's ship Wellesley.
At fifty-five minutes past eleven, P.m., a number of
fire vessels were observed directly a head of us ; the
flood tide having then made about an hour. The barge
and two cutters were immediately dispatched, under the
command of Lieutenant Lord William Compton and'
Acting Lieutenants Fowler and Astle, the rant being
away with Captain Maitland, but I am happy to inform
you that, from the great exertions of both officers and
men, in these our few but only boats ; the whole flotilla was
towed clear without doing the slightest injury; although
there were near twenty vessels, most of them chained
in couples, and some three together, and of these four-
teen or sixteen passed very near on either side of the
ship, and blew up when abreast of us.
I have the honour to be, &c.
J. V. FLETCHER, Commander.

We have given the official reports of General Gough
and Sir Fleming Senhouse, describing the operations
before Canton. We now publish a third official' report,
no loss interesting—namely, that forwarded to Pekin at
the speed of 600 le per day for the Emperor—drawn up
by the Imperial Commissioner Yihshen. In this despatch
the statements of the English Commanders are fully
borne out. The Chinese troops were completely discom-
fited, and the people cried out for peace and surrender.
It is taken from the Canton Press.
REPORT OF YIIISTIAN.
The Imperial Nephew and Commissioner, dated May
the 31st, sent by couriers at the rate of 600 le per day
Since my arrival in Canton province, the forts , font .
chung (first bar), of Ty-wong-ko (Macao nos
th4gree pi"'
Tung-wong-koug (Swallows Nest fort), and..?an,., assist-
were lost. I then consulted with Lung and.
sl 8
(near where
ant-commissioners, and erected on the 1)t 1:.
in succession to the stone fort, or N}.-chin c 2
chair: wong-sha, at
the British troops landed) and batteriaets
miegmeouchuck
the Singhae-gate (petition-gate), aoudla , hove shaming),
(a temple intne suburbs), at Hwanbri (a
officers and soldiers
awl at Yih-cha and other places.
sand bags, pal-
ut up guarded them, and all around wez
we
moreover dug
of the river
lisadoes, piles of stones and balls;
soldiers. We also.
city walls to
placed sand-bags all around
With thethe assistant-commissioners,
trenches for the protection of the as make them
stronger, and I, myself, ,l'it d inspect the works in dif-
some of the brave
went round to
embodiedreconnoitreean
Besides,ano Ither
ferent places.
Fokeen sailors,
f the Ist day of the 4th moon
moreer t
t thantsbyl6,orooe. men,
conflict with the barbarians
great
the
(21st May) ,
western fort. We attacked them
commenced at the
burning instantly five of their boats,
andoipirtehpeareedver
na fit :It so the
our guns, •
with - of their ens, smashing two great
and breaking two .
of the barbarian ships. They were now all
masts
your minister at the fifth watch (three
daslitraw toomf
returning, when )
was upon thepoint of
o'clock to five A.M. bring.
ing up his soldiers for their extermination. But all on
eight steam-boats, and eighty ships' boats which
1 al
lissuhdipdes,n the number of their vessels was increased by
all pressed forward. The soldiers, on account of the
hard fighting during the night, were all fatigued, their
guns were few, and although they had fired several tens of
i ouuds, yet the barbarian ships being strong and
numerous, they could not beat them back. Their
soldiers finally got on shore, and rushed to the plunder
of the city, entering the forts at the small
and large
northern gates, and attacking the town on three sides.
Their rockets were thrown in masses; their balls hit
the people's houses, and they caught fire; all our soldiers
had not place to stand on ; their cannon . was melted
by the fire of the barbarians, and the buildings de-
stroyed (magazines blown up ?)
I cannot yet accu-
rately ascertain the number of all the soldiers and great.
officers that were killed and weunded. We were hard
pressed, and returning into the city myriads of pee 's
were weeping and wailing; the number of those who
in-
voked lieneu uld beaed for peace covered the roads.