The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-05 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

CHINA.

The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the follow-
.ng correspondence :

" HONG KONG, JAN. 15.
" The English Admiral, Sir M. Seymour, thought
advisable on the 12th iust. to abandon the posi-

Hon he had taken up in the garden of the old fac-
tories. After blowing up the Dutch Folly Fort,
which had hitherto been the centre of the opera-
tions against the town, he resolved to occupy only
at Canton the fort known to strangers as the Bird's-
nest Fort. Before leaving the intrenchments he
had dug the Admiral set fire to the outskirts which
extend to the west and to the south-east of the
factories. This measure, by isolating the walled
town, renders it more accessible to the shells from

a squadron.
" The fleet of the rebels has joined that of the
Imperialists, to make common came against the
English; 600 war junks have assembled in the river.
The Chinese seem determined to stop every inlet
by sinking junks at the different bars of the Canton
river.

" On the evening before the outskirts of Canton
were set fire to—an operation which cost the Eng-
lish three killed and some wounded—a numerous
squadron of war junks attacked the trading-steamer
Fli-Ma, which was going down the river, but she
escaped. The Chinese sent home 20 heavy shots
into her hull.

" On the 13th the foreigners gave up the anchor-
age at Whampoa. The steamers which, protected
by the ships of war, were towing away the floating
habitations of the English and Americans were not
yet out of sight when the Chinese commenced pil-
laging everything left in the docks and in the dif-
ferent houses situated on the water's edge, making
no distinction of property of this or of that nation.
" Hong Kong is under a real panic, which in-
creases daily. The foreign residents of that colony
have formed a sort of militia, and their patrols
shoot every Chinese who shows himself in the streets
or on the roofs after eight at night.
" When the mail left the whole European colony
of Hong Kong appears to have been poisoned, and
and the family of Sir John Bowring especially were
suffering excruciating agony. All the Chinese
bakers had fled. They are suspected of having
poisoned the whole community. Happily, no death
had as yet ensued.

"SINGAPORE, JAN. 8.
" Great alarm prevails at the European colony of
Singapore, in consequence of the news from Can-
ton, and the excitement of the native population.
Of the 100,000 inhabitants of Singapore there are
not 300 Europeans capable of bearing armq, and
not more than 800 sepoys. All the other inhabi-
tants are naturally their enemies, and the Chinese,
who constitute eight-tenths of the population,
threaten the Europeans with fire and pillage. They
have posted up a placard in the Chinese language
in different parts of the town, offering 200 piastres
for the head of the Goverlor, or of the Resident,
the Judge, or head of the Police. This threat has
not happily, as yet, been attended with any results.
The foreigners have armed themselves, and keep
vigilant watch by night to protect their property.
" On the 2d of January the shops were closed in
every part of the town ; the boatmen, coolies, and
artisans refqsed to serve any Europeans. The
public markets were not supplied with provisions,
and all business was at a standstill. But there
was more than passive resistance. The provisions
destined for the foreign residents were intercepted,
and threats were resorted to to prevent the shop-
keepers from supplying food. The head of the
police having induced one of them to open his shop,
the Chinese attacked the house in a bldy, and in
the struggle which ensued some of the police were
seriously wounded.

" The energy displayed on this occasion by the
Governor finally restored order in the town."

In consequence of the last news from China, the
French fleet in those seas, under the command o
Admirals Guerin and Ripult de Genouilly, will be
reinforced by three ships of the line.

A private letter from St. Petersburg announces
that it was known in that city by special courier
that the Governor of Russian Siberia had despatched
a column of troops towards Kiakhta, on the fron-
tiers of China. It is added, thatithis measure has
been adopted in accord with the Court of Pekin.

The last accounts from Teheran by way:of Russia
state that the Shah had ratified the treaty of com-
merce concluded at Constantinople between Feruk
Khan and the representative of the United States
of America. The rumour is that it authorises the•
latter Power to establish a diplomatic mission at
Teheran, and consulates at Teheran„ Tauris, and
Busbire. Citizens of the United States, as regards
their commerce, are to be treated the same as
those of the most favoured nations. An Austrian
agent, Colonel Schindloker, had arrived at Teheran
•
to negotiate a similar treaty.