Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-11-06

MessTs. CARY 81 Co: Since the date OF
general adyces events of much importance have
transoirod, brief note OF which may not be unin
teres,Ing 10 you
The excitement among The Chinese referred
to, continued To increase until the 18th instant.
When Captain Elliot arrived n, Cacton, IL soon
became known that he had already ordered the /
whole British force, vessels Of war, transports
and troops 10 tho immediate vicinity Of Canton; |
and his advice To his countrymen was 10 close /
their business and prepare for removal with as
little delay as possible. Up the 20th instant,
tho Chinese authorities had avoided holding any !
communication with Captain Elliott, and matters
very dubious and unsatisfactory aspect
The local authorities, however, published proc
lamations and sent messages through the Hong
merchants and ingusts, assuring all resident for
eigners Oh their perfect safety in Canton.
On the evening of the 20th all the English
residents had embarked and only four or five a
mericans, contiding IN the assurance Of the Chi
nese, renamed IN the factories: The night
tho Chinese commenced hostIIites by sending
flee, of fire boats and RATS against the vessels Of
war lying nearihe city, but without doing them
any damage.
This act was avenged by tho Pylades and steam
CT Nemesis, that attacked and destroyed bate.
ny near the factories, and about forty fire boats
and as many fire RATS.
On the morning OF the 22j, an American resi-.
dent was seizsd by the Chinese and taken from
his factory; nj tho same time that boat belong
ing TO the American ship Morrison, with three
passengers aad seven seamen, ere captuTed soon
after leaving the factory for Whampoa, aud the
party carried prisoners into the city.
from this The t,mo was occupied by the Eng.
lIsh IN concentrating their forces near the city,
until tho 9Th at 1 p. NJ. The Hyacinth 49,
Modesto Is, PyaGes Is, Nimrod Is Columbus
10, Cruiser 49, and Aigerine 10, having taken
UP their position IN front of the city and suburbs,
opened their fire upon every offensive point of the
CHINESE, Who returned 1t with considerable spirit
at hfst, but were soon compelled to desert their
guns. AT , II. NJ body of soldiers about 400
were landed at the foreign factories, the vlcn-
ity Of which the Americans who had been taken
prisoners two days before and examined by tho
authorities, released
The firing continued until about o p. NJ
whcn mo suburbs "ero ~ fire in several places,
and noaTly all the batteries on shore in Possession
OF or destroyed by tho English.
While this going on in front of Canton,
zen. Cough was landing his troops, 1890 men, a,
the foot OF The heights, in the rear Of the city
and on The morning of the 25h he commenced
operations. Particulars of the days work are
notyet known. further than that, with q loss Of
some 10 killed and wounded four batteries were
taken from tho Chinese, and great numbers Of
their oncers and soldiers killed, the heights com
mandng The city taken, and the British forces en-
renched upal them
1 ne iosSs the Chinese on this occas sion is va
rionsiy "stisrted a, from :. 900 3 600 and even
as high Gs 10000 men; and they now find. TO
their cost and extreme disappointment, tina, they
arc unable 10 cope with European troops shore
Us they have before proved themselves in their
encounters with British forces afloat.
On the 26ih the vessels Of war were engaged
III quietIng and destroying tho fe remains o. OPP
position, and IN The evening mandarins called on
the captain with flags OF truce, to negotiate for
the preservation of the city.
odr adyIces from the scat of action and ncgo
tiation nro 10 the morning Of the 9Th, when il
was said tho Chinese had cnpituIated, and ofrerec
large sum OF money for The ransom of the CITY
which, 1t was supposed. would then be saved.
- scarcely necessary for to say that, since
The llih, nothing has been done IN the way o
sales OF imports, and that ali shipments of teas
Nc, cease on the 2Ist; our establishments il
common with all others, Is again removed To Ma
cao' Gno we lear win prospect of being obiget
to ROMAN hero for several months inhsInuch as
IN the event OF suspension Of hostlltics aux
canton beng lett without further injury We d,
not think the British merchants Will trust them
solves there while the British forces ara drawn
oil 10 the northward. We think il will be fonn,
necessary 10 renew the blockade Of The port; an,
the most that we can hopo for under almost au,
circumstances Is, that neutrais may proceed L
Canton TO realize tho foreign msrchan diso demos
iod there, and to complete the hiding of The SHIN
already in port,
we are without lato intelligence from India
but Commodore Bremen is daily expected on il
the steamer Queen, 10 resume command NJ tn
mont OF eight regiments, abou, &, 500 men, is no y
on The way 10 China from India
"o enclose report of the cargo Of the Nara
gansetf, by which you will see tina, The total OK
port sinco lst OF July of last year is only 90 900
chests We doubt if the lading of the American
ships al "hampoa will be completed without r,ucl
oeiayi and viowing the state and prospect Of FOR
eigh relations with China in whatever iiph; ",
may, still we look upon il az almost cer,ni, III,
high prices for teas will and must rule in Euron
anu America during the ensuing year or two
LATER FROM CANTON.