The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-11 00:00:00

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This, however

on the sth instant,

ing Captain the Hon

ches for the Governor-General,
11, commanding the troops em-

3st China. These announce the

ees at Chusan, on the 4th July, and
been, the capital of that island, on

er the command of Commodore Sir
consisting of her Majesty's ships
illigator, Cruiser, and Algerine, Rat-
Hon. Company's steamers Queen and
transports, arrived off Chusan on the
a was ordered to survey the harbour,

(truck on a sunken
ie, howev

got off

The next morning the
the Wellesley being in

—..sc vessels ran on the same
)t off without injury. It appears the
there are numerous
...cents are attributed. In the
nowever, all the vessels of war were
close to the shore, opposite to a hill with
in such a position as to enable them to
des to bear on the battery which defended
as also on 30 war junks, commanded by a
who was also governor of Chusan and the
he junks were aground, with their broad-
nd mounted from two to three guns each.

'ery deep, but

ing the governor was summoned to-surrender
d requested to do so without attempting an op.
would certainly be fruitless, and lead only to
rifice of human life. He immediately re-
ae Wellesley, accompanied by two man-
itish officer who had conveyed the sum-
•view with the commodore, the governor
he could make no effectual resistance, but
andarins would lose their heads
landing of the British. They
sitive answer, but left the ship with the
ding that if the island was not surrendered

pose tt

Id commence

of the sth July the hill and shores were
bodies of troops, and from the mast-heads
..j-heen could be seen, dis-
- ueach, and its fortifications lined
lition to the guns in the war junks, 24
niounted on the Temple-hill, the bat-
tee, and a small tower adjacent to it.
i-ansports having just entered the har-
ng the troops, who were formed into
rst consisted of two companies of the
!loyal marines, and her Majesty's 26th
d division comprised her Majesty's
;al volunteer corps, and a detach-
aers. On the 18th and royal marines
t was tired at the round tower from
tain whether the Chinese contem_
brought on a cannonade from the
h was promptly replied to by the

A Tang -1.3 a

IMutes the Chinese deserted their
)s landed without opposition, and
don of the hill, from which they
ty at an interval of about 1,500

of the Ist division having been com-
es from the 18th and 2dth regiments

fortifications

nt, and t
iitch 25 ft

,ther three being sur-
ide, between which and

ists the country consisted of inundated rice
econd division were shortly after landed, and
;s were thrown out. On these the Chinese
rn the city walls, which continued at inter-
ly midnight. This was perfectly innocuous,
rally replied to by two nine-pounders, which
with the first division. Preparations were
fecting a breach near the west gate, and also
the .north west angle by escalade. Towards
ith July six additional nine pounders, two

s, and. two mortars were got into position,
Montgomerie, of the Ma-
• was held in readiness for corn-
' day. However, when day_
flags were still flying, not a
and on examination it was
1 been evacuated. Capt. Bethune,
way, accompanied by Lieut.-Col.
)untain, and Captain Pears scaled
re gateway filled up with bags of
49th regiment pushed forward to
f which they took possession, and
immediately hoisted. Ninety-one
been captured (independent of
Zone of greater calibre than

and every thing

n on the walls

ie metal of which these—
guns is composed. is
very inferior description. Three magazines
found, containing a large quantity of gun-
great number of iron shot, jingals, bows and
elmets, &c., together with a considerable sup-
' clothing. There are supposed to have been
troops on the island. Their loss in killed is
about 30, but the number of wounded is not
British troops have sustained no loss, and only
isinjured by the recoil of a gun. It is much
that drunkenness has prevailed to a consider-

soldiers. Large quanti-
xcre found in different parts
regiment indulged so freely
.it was found necessary to
) re-embark on the afternoon of the
ure of the Enterprise this regiment
the transports, sendinz on shore daily
required for garrison duties. A great
have been flogged, and several non-
•educed for drunkenness.

Elliot arrived at Chusan on the
This vessel, in entering the
the rock which had previously obstructed the
e Atalanta and Wellesley. Unfortunately, the
not escape so easily as those vessels. When
7as found to be making two feet of water uer
I have to be dismantled and hove down. Orders
r two of the transports to receive her guns and
I, one of the finest ships in the squadron has
1 useless, and will continue so for a period of,

Hon. G,
Melvill

ffo months

.. .
Mn of the blockading squadron on
sty's ship Druid, of 44 guns, at

f Canton sent for the Hong

h all the foreigners
toned; but the
on, advised

r, and stated that
he capture of the

-1 some hesitation on the part of

Inmence until the Ist of
This the English met-

success of

lition are by no

iott arrived in the interim
July, some imagine that a

ad Sir James

ade no

Its of the commodore, but left the
yr the same strength that he found

conduct can only be
he had secret instructions to
the American merchants to
id thereby lessen the chance

ived from Cal-