The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-15 00:00:00

°FRENCH ACCOUNT.

The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the sub-
stance of a despatch from Rear-Admiral Rigault de
Gernuilly, in command of the French squadron in
Canton river :

" The landing of the allied forces took place on
;he 281 k of December.

"In consequence of the small number of men
which Rear-Admiral Rigault de Genouilly had at
disposal (about 900 men) a post of honour—that is
to say, the head of one of the columns of attack—
was allotted to the French troops by Rear-Admiral
Seymour, commander of the English forces.
" This mark of sympathy greatly pleased our
sailors and soldiers.

" English and French marched with equal order
against the walls of Canton.

" On the 28th, after some skirmishes with the
Chinese troops, Fort Lin was captured.
" M. Martin des Pallieres, Sergesnt-Major of the
Marines, had the honour of being the first to plant
the French flag on the walls.
" On the 29th the attacking columns advanced
against the walls of the town.
" The second mate of the Capricieuse, Pelizsier,
was first in the breach and planted our colours on
a watchhouse on th• walls. He was closely and
bravely supported by a gunner of the same cor-
vette named Laurier.

"Every man, adds Rear-Admiral Rigault de
Geaouilly, rivalled the zeal of our intrepid allies,
aid did his duty to maintain the honour of the
.arms of the Emperor, which was maintained in all
its brightness.

" The Admiral speaks favourably of Captain
Collier and of Lieutenants Vautre and Veriot.
" The despatch concludes as follows :
" ' Canton is at the mercy of the allied forces.
The north forts seem to hare been abandoned. The
flags of France and England are hoisted on the
five story pagoda. Our loss is small for an attack-
ing force. lam acting in concert with Admiral
Seymour and
General Straubenzoe to make sure
the reiults of the victory obtained by the arms of
England and of France. The fire from the allied
fleet was excellent and contributed in no small
,
degree to the success."'
TH

—.ajesty'stroop-shipE TRANSIT THROUGH EGYPT.
X
the 92d
[for xr DRIA, FEB. 5.
Highlanders, en route for Bombay, arrived here
on the 30th ult. The original intention of Govern-
A:rgent, with
Govern-
ment appears to have been that the regiment
should be convoyed from Suez by
the Adjdatia, but
the steamer,
as mentioned in a former letter,
i was
,
taken up to carry forward the London mails of
Dec. 10, together with a detachment of the 69th,
thus replacing the regular mail boat, the Alma,
which was disabled by an accident to her machinery
in her homeward passage from Calcutta and
Ceylon.
This, independently of the mischance that after-
wards. occurred to the Adjdaha herself, the boat
having put back to Aden leaky after having pro-
ceeded some 300 miles on her journey from that
port, might have led to rather embarrassing results ;
but, fortunately, the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steamer Oriental is on her way bank to Suez
from Ku.rrachee, whither she has already convoyed
her Majesty's 94th Regiment, and instructions
have been received from the home government for
the embarkation of the 92d by the Oriental. She
is expected at Suez about the 12th inst., and it may
be hoped that the regiments will not undergo much
delay in Egypt. These several accidents however,
will tend to show that as long as
this route is used
for the conveyance of troops it will be absolutely
necessary to have a sufficient number of transports
on the Red Sea to provide against contingencies.
The actual transit through Egypt can at all times
be effected with perfect ease, and all arrangements
connected with the moving of the troops across the
Isthmus are superintended by Colonel Pocklington,
who, with two other officers of the Queen's army,
Major Collingwood and
Captain Maycock, have
been
- i .
~3' the British Government
for that express purpose, while the consul and East
Indiadeputed
Company's
.Egaygpe:t likewise possess instruc-
tions en the subject from their respective Govern-
ments. There is moreover, reason to hope that the
journey to Suez will soon be performed throughout
by rail. A large increase has been made in the
number of men engaged on the works at the ex-
tremity of the line near Suez, and I am informed
that the Viceroy promises that in a few weeks the
rails will be laid down to the shores of the Red
Sea. _ .

The telegraphic announcement of the arrival at
Suez of the Ilindost
an, With the Calcutta and
China mails, has just been received. She arrived
yesterday afternoon, but there has again been a
suspension in telegraphic communications, which,
as on former occasions, is attributed to the violent
storms of wind and rain experienced through the
past week. The winter up
to the present has been
of extraordinary severity—seeh, indeed, as sadly
to belie the otherwise well-merited reputation of
the Egyptian winter climate. The mild and
g as a rule, generally prevails
d succession of gales and
storms,
teuonrriimna 1
gspA:Pl
withei G
eae t l
tl eo
a o
which, r
the
presentc ason has, in fact, this year
given continue
on more than one
occasion at a most unusal proximity to the freezing
point.
The United States' corvette Constellation, after
a sojourn here of about ten days, has taken her
- i.f
de-
parture
for Messina. was at one time thought
that she would that steer for the coast of Syria, in
order to give the support of her presence to the
American Consul-General, who left for Jaffa a few
days ago for the purpose of making an investigation
into the circumstances attending an outrage of a
most ruffianly nature, of which an American mis-
sionary stationed at Jaffa and his family have lately
been the victims. This gentleman's house was
broken into during the night, he himself stunned
by a blow on the head, his son-in-law killed out-
right, and his wife and daughter subjected to the
grossest indignities at the hands of the a 505,51104