The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-08 00:00:00

MORNING SUN

with the ,Batteries and Defences of. Amoy, August
26, 1841.
Wellesley (flag-ship) 72 guns... Capt. Thomas Maitland
Blenheim 72 Thomas Herbert
Blonde
Druid
Modeste
Cruiser
Pylades
Columbine
Bentinck lO ...Lieut. R. D. Collinson
Algerine lO J. H. Mason
Rattlesnake (troop-ship) ...Mast. T. Spreht
STEAM-VESSELS.
Sesostris... 4 guns Acting Commander Ormsby
Phlegethon 4 Lieut. M'Cleverley, R.N.
Nemesis ... 2 Master W. H. Hall, R.N.
Queen 2 ...Acting Master M`Warden, R.N.
(Enclosure No. 6.)
An account of the Guns destroyed, Aug. 31, 1841.
No. of Guns and de- Length. Diameter.
scription of Battery. ft. in. ths. in. ths. Remarks
Nu. 1. Cannette 1 8 0 4 9 European.
2 9 0 5 3 do.
3 9 0 5 3 do.
4 8 0 4 6 du.
583 5 0
• 6 710 4 6
7 3 0 10 2 Dismounted
8 3 0 10 2 do.
9 3 1 10 2 do.
10 3 1 10 2 do.
• 11 3 0 4 3 do.
12 3 0 10 1 do.
13 3 0 10 0 do.
14 3 0 10' 0 do.
15 3 0 10 1 du.
16 7 0 4 1 •
17 6 0 4 1
18 7 10 5 0
19 7 10 4 5
20 3 0 10 0
21 3 0 10 1
22 2 9 5 4
.13 3 0 10 0
24 3 0 10 0
25 3 0 10 0
26 2 6 7 1
27 3 0 10 1
28 2 9 6 1
29 7 10 5 0
39,: 10 0 5 5
31 10 0 5 6
. 32 8 0 4 4
33 8 6 4 6
34 8 0 4 6
35 3 10 10 0 Uncovered.
. 36 3 0 10 0
37 3 0 10 0
38 7 10 4 8 European.
39 8 0 5 1 do.
40 8 0 5 0 do.
41 9 0 5 5 do.
42'9 0 5 4 do.
43 3 0 10 1 Uncovered.
44 3 0 10 6 do.
45 6 0 3 6
46 8 0 4 7 European.
47 6 5 4 0 Muzzle bkn
48 6 0 4 3 European.
49 6 0 3 6
50 5 10 3 8
51 5 6 3 6
52 4 5 3 9 European.
53 4 5 3 9 do.
54 6 4 0
55 W 4 0
56 6 0 3 4
57 5 10 3 3
58 5 6 3 5
59 6 0 3 6
-60 6 3 3 5
61 5 10 3 2
62 5 10 3 3
No. 9, Connelle ...... 6 8 4 0
_ 64 6 8 4 0
65 6 8 4 0
66 6 8 4 1
67 6 8 4 0
68 6 0 3 9
69 6 10 4 0
70 7 0 4 0 •
71 7 0 4 0
72 6 10 4 0
73 6 0 3 9
....74 4 11 3 2
75 6 1 4 2 European
76 6 0 4 3 do.
77 6 0 4 0
(Signed) J. V. FLETCHER, Commander.
Tier Majesty's ship Wellesley, Aug. 31, 1841.
Outer Island.—West Fort, and a small round fort, no
guns ; South West Fort, seven ; South South West
Fort, five ; South Fort, five ; East Fort, Four.
Inner Island.—South Fort, eight ; 'West Fort, six
East Fort, twelve ; all quite new, but no guns.
(True copies)
(Signed) H. T. MADDOCK.
Secretary to the Government of India.

No. 2. Earthen

No. 3. Stone .

No. 4, Wooden

No. 5. Conßelle

No. 6, Earthen.

No. 8, Circular Foot.

No. 10 Earthen

CAPTURE OF AMOY.
(From the Bombay Times.)
The Blonde and Modeste, in passing rather near a bat-
tery on one of the islands at the mouth of the harbour,
was most courteously saluted by three shots, all of which,
however, fell short, and only went to prove the kind in-
tentions of the inhabitants towards us. The Phlegethon
then reconnoitered these batteries and a small bay near
them, and was likewise honoured with a brace of shot as
a warning not to approach too near ; she fired one in
return, and then anchored with the remainder of the fleet.
At sunrise the following morning a Chinaman went
off in a.small boat with a flag of trace to the Wellesley,
to inquire, we heard, if we came with the intention of
trading, and to ascertain what our particular wants in that
department might be, &e. &c. He was, I presume, de-
spatched with a "Juwab," or, at any rate, a notification
to his masters, that tea and sugar were not the articles
we at present most needed in exchange for our hardware.
Early on the same morning Sir IL Pottinger accom-
panied Sir William Parker and Sir Hugh Gough in
the Phlegethon,- and steamed round the harbour for the
purpose of reconnoitering the enemy's works : but
though they went. within shot they did not fire upon
them—allowing them quietly to return to the fleet.
The plan of attack seems to have been soon arranged,
for at about one o'clock the Sesostris and Queen steamed
up to the long battery, consisting of 76 guns on the
right of the harbour. These allowed them to come
very near before firing upon them. At a quarter-past
one the fiat shct was fired at the Sesostris, and was
followed by eleven others before she returned the com-
pliment. She then. however, commenced ; and keeping
up a good fire from three of her guns, passed along the
whole length of the battery (More than half a mile) till
she came opposite the white semicircular battery, be-
hind which the suburbs of the town on this side of
the hill commence ; here she remained all alone
for more than half an hour, firing shot and shell at
the battery and into the town in right good style,
when she was relieved by the Wellesley and Blenheim,
eem'ng up anti anchoring so near as to render 11:.‘r
further presence unnecessary. She then passed on
to the batteries on the island (100-lang-soo), and
added her guns to those of the Blonde, Modeste, and
Druid. who had taken up their position there. Here she
remained until the close of the whole affair, dividing her
favours between the batteries on that island and an-
other strong one in front of part of the suburbs of the
city which was also within her range. When the Queen
had done as much mischief as she thought proper to
the battery at the end. of the wall—or rather as scam as
she had finished protecting the landing of the troops at
that point, she joined the Blonde, Druid, Modeste, and
Sesostris in the;r attacks upoa the island and town.
This noisy amusement lasted for about two hours or
more, and might have gone on the the end of the world
for all the harm that either party were doing each
other ; the Chinese being on the one hand so well pro-
tected by their stone walls, and we on the other running
but little risk, and as yet having received no injury from
their bad gunnery. The landing of the gallant General
(Sir H. Gough) at the head of his Royal Irish about
this time, however, made a great change in the scene
at the end of the battery farthest from the city ; the
troops being towed in their boats close to the shore,
landed and formed on the beach, and in a few minutes
the British banner was flying on the Chinese fortifica-
tions. All that our astounded enemies dared do was to
fire, in their flight, a few arrows and shots from their
matchlocks, and then make the best of their way over
the hill to the walled city, or indeed even. farther than
that.

Almost at the same time that the General landed,
another party, consisting of the 26th Regiment, marines
and sailors, attacked and carried the batteries on the
island (Koo-lang-soo), consisting altogethe- of twenty
gun , twelve in one and eight in another ; here a little
greater show of resistance was made, the Chinamen
taking more time to discharge their matchhxdis than
they slid in the long battery, thereby giving our men a
better opportunity of making their muskets tell. Soon
after a party of marines and sailors from the Wellesley
landed at the White Fort and took it—thus occupying
both ends of the long battery. The hill was soon
mounted by the jolly tars, who, fearless of all danger,
straggled about like so many sheep, sniping away at
every long-tail they could catch sight of. Before
dusk we had the satisfaction of seeing the heights
over the city occupied by our men, and guards
placed at the several batteries we had taken. And thus
ended the 26th of August, having in less than four hours
possessed ourselves of (according to the Chinese)
the impregnable fortifications of Amoy, without (from
the enemy's gunS) any Joss of life on our side ; the only
castialtie's being the loss of an arm to a man in the Ben-
tinek, Mr. Crot'tnn in the Wellesley, and a few others,
slightly w(aindesl with arro‘, s. The next morning Sir
Thigh Gough, at Cie h -al of the troops, march triumph-
ant!), into the city, meeting with no opposition, f,r, alas!
the mandarins, big-wigs, and soldiers had all tied, leaving
us the city occupied by a few harmless Coolies.
On the 29th the Nemesis went with a party of boats to
destroy the batteries on the left hand side of the harbour;
of course they met with no opposition, the soldiers having
long ago vacated them. They destroyed the guns. The
number or the grins we have destroyed amounts on the
whole to about 400—in the long battery 76; on Koo-lang-
Sow Ldand 40 ; in batteries in and about the city 110 ;
on batteries on the left-hand hill 40; other small batteries
scattered about 30. -
Eighteen war-junks have been taken and their guns
spiked, amounting on the whole to 118 guns; but none of
any size, with the exception of one, which is a great
specimen of the march of naval architecture among the
long-tails ; she is a two decker, of about 400 tons,
pierced for 32, but only carrying 30 guns, most of them
about 18-pounders, but having eight 32 -pounders, mounted,
four on each side. In the creek which runs up at the
back of the long battery, are twelve gun-boats, each car-
rying one rusty gun, some six, some twelve, and some
24-pounders ; all so rusty as most probably to have burst