The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-29 00:00:00

inhabitants, with the unwearied zeal he has exhibited, I
am much indebted.
In fin., nothing could have surpassed the admirable
spirit exhibited by the officers and men of all ranks, and
the utmost praise is due for their zeal, devotion, and
gallantry. I have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) F. STALKER, Major• General,
Commanding Expeditionary Field Force.
The Governor in Council, in publishing the de-
spatches received from Major-General Stalker,
C. 8., and Commander Jones, observes that he feels
most sincere pleasure in "drawing the attention of
the Right Honourable the Governor-General of
India in Council to the gallantry displayed by
Major-General Stalker, C. 8., and Rear Admiral
Sir H. Leake, K. H., and by the officers and men
under their command during these important ope-
rations. The Right Honourable the Governor in
Council is pleased to direct that a Royal salute be
fired at noon this day (Dec. 27th) in honour of the
capture of Busbire and the occupation of Karrack
The following official return of the killed and
wounded had been issied :
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.

Bombay, 3tith December, 1356.
With reference to the Government Notification of the
27th instant, announcing the capture of Bushire by the
British forces on the 10th instant, the Right Hon. the
Governor in Council publishes, for general information,
the following Return, which has subsequently been re-
ceived, of the killed and wounded of the Field Force
under the command of Major-General Stalker, C. 8., in
the attack on Reshire on the 9th inst., and also a Return
of the Ordnance found in the Fort Bushire on its Sur-
render on the 10th inst. By order of the Right Hen.
the Governor in Council.

H. L. ANDERSON, Secretary to Government.
Bombay Castle, 29th Dec., 1856.
Field Hospital.
Nominal list of killed and wounded of the field force
under the command of Major-General Stalker, C. 8.,
during the attack of the village of Reshire.
Field-hospital, ship Result, 9th Dec., 1856.

BANK AND NAMES.
Staff.—Brigade Staff: Col. James Stopford, C. 8.,
killed.

At tillery.---Gunner George Barrett, 3d Troop, H.A.,
flesh-wound below the right ear; Serjeant Sam. Blopwan,
3d Troop H. A., seriously wounded near elbow joint ;
Private Thomas Butt, 2d Company, 2,1 8.A., slightly
wounded on the dorsal of fingers.
3d Reg. Light Cavalry.—Lieut. Cul. Malet, killed ;
Private Ram Sing, sth Troop, severely, 3 slug wounds
on lumbar region—since dead ; Ram Sing, 2d Troop,
slightly in right arm ; Peera Sing, 2d Troop, danger-
ously, in right hip and shoulder-joint.
11. M.'s 64th Reg.—Corporal Michael M'Donald,
slightly, left thigh ; Private Arthur Dogberty, mortally
wounded in abdomen—since dead ; Private Patrick
M`Nainara, mortally wounded, left thigh—since dead ;
Private Isaac Sutton, seriously wounded, left arm ;
Private Patrick Meehan, slightly wounded, right thigh;
Private Richard earthy, slightly wounded, left thigh ;
Private John M'Donald, slightly wounded, right arm.
Second European Regiment Light Infantry—Privates
Daley and Doyle, killed; Serjeant Jas. Juckett, severely
wounded, left shoulder; SeljeantThos. Cooway, slightly
wounded, right side of neck ; Serjeant Henry Hughes,
severely wounded, above left knee ; Serjeant William
Ross, severely wounded, above left knee ; Private Thos.
Madden, severely wounded, below left knee, slightly
injuring fibula; Private James M'Gill, severely wounded
right shoulder, grazing the bone.

CHINA.

The advices from Hong Kong by the last Over-
land Mail extended to Nov. 24. They brought
intelligence, it will be remembered, of the demo-
lition of the Barrier Forts by the Americans. The
present mail brings the news down to Dec. 16.
The general summary of the Overland Friend of
China of Dec. 15 is as follows :
"The mail packet Norna, with London dates to
Oct. 10, reached Hong Kong on the Ist inst.-52
days over all. •
" We have no change in the temper of the Chinese
Government to report. Yeh, backed by the gentry
and people, is as obdurate as ever ; he will make
no sign ; and nothing but the extremest measures
can now produce the result desired. Until we have
more men, however, little can be effected. Not
until the heights, the city, and the suburbs, 'are
entirely under our command—and traversed by
our soldiers—will the Cantonese be satisfied of
their inability to maintain the unsociable position
they have so long contended for. A couple more
regiments and some field pieces would be sufficient.
" The only event of importance since the des-
patch, on the 25th ult., via Calcutta, of the record
of the ten preceeding days, has been the capture
and demolition of the French Folly Fort, with a
loss on our side of one marine private, shot through
the body by an iron arrow. The destruction of
the fort was most complete ; and the rapidity with
which it was performed must have had an astonish-
ing effect on the Chinese mind. In each of seven
mines a hundred pounds of powder were buried,
and at the hour of high noon the whole was ex-
ploded—so leaving hardly one stone square upon
another. Our gallant brothers in arms, the Ame-
ricans, have been less successful in their operations
on the Barrier Forts—the indiscreet use of a crow
bar on a charged mine sending three to eternity at
once, and wounding six others who were standing
by. Nevertheless, they, too, have well performed,
the work of destruction ; if it can be thought well
to destroy forts (the two southernmost especially)
that might have been easily held, and would have
proved useful. •
" Thedestruction of a village where a sailor and
a marine of ours were waylaid and murdered, and
the death of Captain Cowper, R.E., Acting Sur-
veyor General, Hong Kong, by the fall of a house
upon him,are also among the notabilia of the period.
"Now that the astonishment—not unmingled
with a feeling of pleasure at seeing an apparent
determination to put an end to the long continued
anomaly of our intercourse with Southern China
has passed away—and it is learnt from published
—indiscreetly published—official correspondence
that the business is the freak of a " would-be con-
sidered statesman"—determined to obtain notoriety
at the expense even of setting the world in a blaze
—the public feel a disposition to question the pro-
pr:ety of the time chosen for effecting that which
might well have waited a reference at home;—and
fear lest the want of reflection so evident in the
commencement of the proceedings may prove the
preliminary to an indiscreet and useless conclusion.
Vrom this, however, Sir Michael Seymour is
entirely exempt."
An extra to the Hong Kong Register, of Dec. 16,
details the destruction of the factories at Canton.
" On Sunday night, the 14th inst., at 11 o'clock,
the factories to the west of British Factory, were
set six - places, and when the steamer
Li on fire in
lylefton Monday at 4 p.m. the destruction
erwa
was complete,
garden, now or lately in, with the exception of two houses
facing
the occupation of Messrs. Russell and Co., but
as all behind were burning they were expected to
go also. The house built at the bottom of Hog-
lane for a parsonage was blown up to prevent the
flames spreading to the houses in the British Fac-
tory, but our informant seemed to doubt if it would
be attended with success. We have no further
particulars.
"During the conflagration the Dutch Folly Fort
was throwing shells and rockets into the city. No
attack was made—the Chinese contenting them-
selves with burning the empty houses, by which
their own people will be the greatest sufferers.
" Since writing the above we have dates two
hours later to 6 p.m. yesterday. By them We
learn that the Oriental Bank was at that time in
full blaze—the Agra and Mercantile Banks burned
down—the Consulate still standing, but expected
to go, with all the remaining buildings in the fac-
tories. The fire commenced behind the premises
of Messrs. Dent and Co., and all the houses front-
ing the American' Gardens, except those of Russell
and Co. and Westmore and Co., burned ; the two
last named were saved for the time.
" We are sorry to learn that the fire has been
accompanied with loss of life, Mr. 0. T. Lane, of
the having been killed by the blowing
up tCheon ag
and Dr. Winchester, Vice-Con-
psaurlsaotne,e,
sul, slightly bruised."
An extra of a China Mail of the same date says
Hong Kong, 16th December, 1856.
The Factories have been burnt down by the Chinese ;
and the only particulars we have ascertained are, thar
At 10.30 or 11 o'clock on Sunday night, the beating
of tomtons sounded the alarm, and instantly the flames
burst out in every direction. Vigorous efforts were
made by the seamen and marines to stop their progress,
but all such attempts were fruitless, and the fire raged
thrJughout the night and up to the time of the steamer
leaving. Dent and Co.'s premises were about the first
to go, and the whole of the Paoushun Hong, the InaPr
rial, French, Minqua's, Soike—all the hongs indeed--
are de troyed—the only houses untouched when the
steamer left being the British Consulate, Augustine
Heard and Co.'s, and Jardine, Matheson and Cc. 0t
Turner and Co.'e,and one or two others in the New Dig-
lish Hong ; Russell and Co.'s in the Swedish Hong ;
and whether they could ultimately escape the fate of the
others was very doubtful. The three Banks--the
Oriental, Agra, and Mercantile—were on fire with r°
hopes whatever of saving them ; and Admiral ,Seymour
had withdrawn his men into the garden, the only refuge
left for foreigners.
Only one fatal accident is known to have occurred.
Mr. Odiorne T. Lane, nephew of Sir John Bowring_i
having been killed—crushed by the falling of a wall :
Fletcher and Co.'s house, which was blown up by °r
People. Dr. Winchester, the acting Vice-Consul, vi',..,
with him, but received only some slight bruises.
What steps the Admiral means to take are of co_auree
.
unknown, but there is little doubt that the City of U
ion will be no longer spared, and the discharge of rocks
and shell is said already to have commenced.ts
Au account of the occurrences at Canton, as ri).