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

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WHIG AND TORY

'zine for December.)

sea and by land,

lent ways,

s, in hall, and in bower,

a slaves to the crown

ate power

hief was ever their forte—
lamoured and cried :
then find a refuge at court,

seek the support

ng whig jest;
as admired :

ioore, w

s the maxim expressed—
! over the rest,

xulted to own,

encircle the throne,

lred are grown,

so ran the whig tale,

11 to prevail,

iptionists, when will they cease
a the popular purse ?"
power, in the middle of peace,
dwindle, our burdens increase

much has been said

narch on the Fast

.d the horrors of war

lgs are much on a par ;
rith our friend the Czar,

If this line you pursue,

S uplour train,

i homage is done

,ved to embrace

round of vagaries is run,
se which their betters begun—
ker is place !

IGN INTELLIGENCE.

CHINA

into Capsit

J force the passage, was sunk

lesired an

safety c

id certainly

of human life

ld the r

L ine Luropean soldiers. Urge quanti-
[led samshee, were found in different parts
len of the 49th regiment indulged so freely
beverage that it was found necessary to
rps to re-embark on the afternoon of the
eparture of the Enterprise this regiment
oard the transports, sending on shore daily
sen required for garrison duties. A great
•ates have been flogged, and several non-
rs reduced for drunkenness.
e Hon. G. Elliot arrived at Chusan on the
p Melville. This vessel, in entering the
ck which had previously obstructed the
anta and Wellesley. Unfortunately, the
cape so easily as those, vessels. When

was found to be making two feet of water per
11 have to be dismantled and hove down. Orders
rr two of the transports to receive her guns and
s, one of the finest ships in the squadron has
d useless, and will continue so for a period of,

twXygonths.

a-glorious days,

_ .
gh the wine might be sour,
o down.

rol, with some wine in its head !
Bacchus, by liquor misled,

in the Yellow and Blue,
a whig Waterloo,

ndent of the Morning Herald.)
D the 6th, and Macao to the 11th of
rmer place the High Commissioner
e a body of volunteers, for the pur-
iips of war, but very few were found

such a service. Lin promises them
from the public treasury, and compels
o give six more. One hundred dollars
,ed to the families of each of those who

n, that three American vessels, the
and Adelaide, were detained, when
ue, by a portion of the blockading
ipsing Moon, that their papers might
Smith, of the Druid, after which

left open by private understanding,
the terms of Sir J. Bremer's public
)assing through it can, at any time,
nothing to come down from Canton
laden with salt and grain have
i cruizers under the guns of.the
Moon. A mandarin-

distribution of the blockading squadron on
-Her Majesty's ship Druid, of 44 guns, at
Volage, 28, at Hyacinth, 18, at the Bogue ;
.cao Roads.

rnor of Canton sent for the Hong
terview with all the foreigners
afterwards abandoned; but the
r return from the audience, advised
) leave immediately, and stated that
ghly exasperated at the capture of the

have been some hesitation on the part of
enforcing the blockade. By the commo-
n it was to have effect from and after the
.eality it did not commence until the Ist of
.y of four days. This the English mer-
msider likely to produce an impression on
:hinese highly injurious to the success of
ions. It will certainly lead them to sup.
commander of the squadron is deficient
t the leaders of the expedition are by no
As Admiral Elliott arrived in the interim
une and the Ist July, some imagine that a
rn existed between him and Sir James
-opriety of the blockade. This, however,
ible, since the admiral eventually made no
-angements of the commodore, but left the
n exactly the same strength that he found
The fault, therefore, appears to rest en-
Smith, and his conduct can only be
Lpposing that he had secret instructions to
►ce to enable the American merchants to
ngements, and thereby lessen the chance
collision with their vessels.

we was received from Cal-

arrival at that port, on the sth instant,
p Childers, conveying Captain the Hon.
despatches for the Governor-General,
Burrell, commanding the troops em-
Lion against China. These announce the
forces at Chusan, on the 4th July, and
lae-heen, the capital of that island, on

command of Commodore Sir
of her Majesty's ships
wiser, and Algerine, Rat-
my's steamers Queen and
arrived off Chusan on the
rdered to survey the harbour,

_., struck on a sunken
...,annel. She, however, got off
damage. The next morning the
the anchorage, the Wellesley being in
when both these vessels ran on the same
got off without injury. It appears the
is very deep, but there are numerous
above accidents are attributed. In the
oon, however, all the vessels of war were
close to the shore, opposite to a hill with
.ad in such a position as to enable them to
adsides to bear on the battery which defended
e, as also on 30 war junks, commanded by a
who was also governor of Chusan and the
`le junks were aground, with their broad-
d mounted from two to three guns each.
governor was summoned to surrender
Nd to do so without attempting an op•
- fruitless, and lead only to
" He immediately re-
....ley, accompanied by two man-
officer who had conveyed the sum-
v with the commodore, the governor
auld make no effectual resistance, but
andarins would lose their heads
the landing of the British. They
ive answer, but left the ship with the
that if the island was not surrendered
, hostilities would commence.
,1 the sth July the hill and shores were
adies of troops, and from the mast-heads
y of Tang -hae-heen could be seen, dis-
m the beach, and its fortifications lined
addition to the guns in the war junks, 24
'ere mounted on the Temple-hill, the bat-
drag place, and a small tower adjacent to it.
al., the transports having just entered the har-
embarking the troops, who were formed into
The first consisted of two companies of the
sh, 100 Royal marines, and her Majesty's 26th
to second division comprised her Majesty's
the Bengal volunteer corps, and a detach-
r's and miners. On the 18th and royal marines
,ats, a shot was tired at the round tower from
to ascertain whether the. Chinese contem-
e. This brought on a cannonade from the
:eries, which was promptly replied to by the
[n a few minutes the Chinese deserted their
itish troops landed without opposition, and
ok possession of the hill, from which they
of the city at an interval of about 1,500
ding of the Ist division having been com-
parties from the 18th and 26th regiments
hin 500 yards of the fortifications. These
sted state, but still formidable, one side
and the other three being sur-
et wide, between which and
y consisted of inundated rice
..:ond division were shortly after landed, and
..t.s were thrown out. On these the Chinese
irom the city walls, which continued at inter-
;arly midnight. This was perfectly innocuous,
sionally replied to by two nine-pounders, which
ded with the first division. Preparations were
• effecting a breach near the west gate, and also
ig the north west angle by escalade. Towards
le 6th July six additional nine pounders, two•
zers, and two mortars were got into position,
'ders of Lieut.-Col. Montgornerie, of the Ma-
and every thing was held in readiness for corn-
ations at break of day. However, when day-
ough the Chinese flags were still flying, not a
e seen on the walls, and on examination it was
it the city had been evacuated. Capt. Bethune,
F's ship Conway, accompanied by Lieut.-Col.
Major Mountain, and Captain Pears scaled
d found the gateway filled up with bags of
,pany of the 49th regiment pushed forward to
!ntrance, of which they took possession, and
lag was immediately hoisted. Ninety-one
mince have been captured (independent of
inks), but none of greater calibre than nine-
ae 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
lelmets, &c., together with a considerable sup-
a 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
is injured by the recoil of a gun. It is much
that drunkenness has prevailed to a consider-