Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-01

TWENTY DAYS LATER FROM CANTON
THE CITY RANSOMED-FAIfHL
NESS OF TIE CllJNESE-PROBABL
COMMENSURATE on Hos IlLITlES
The New York Amtrcan OF lssl Monday FIR
coon saNs-ON mr., we must presume, 10 luadsctt-
suce the pan If the oonsIguees OF The Natrapau.
set, whose letters and pa lets were b,ou hi U, 6y
the steamboat employed by us honfs IN advance oil
the ARRIVAL Of lie ship We did receive the yct,
impos,aal ellis the 20th OF une tom an.
too, which We nov shhJun
The Naraganseu sailed on lhe FIRST of June, and
on reaching Aeglrt Roads tin Javal renamed ll,ete
unuI cath Juy. Whale her. Csnlon papets 81
l2ih and 18Th June were received, setting iurih the
following facts.
Prey,ous To the Nara. anseu leaving Whampoa,
sLe Chinese had agreed 10 pay SIN millions OF del.
lars as ransom Tor the CT, 81 Canton, one mill n
Of which had been delivered on board II NJ. ). lily
scin,h, On the 27lh Nav.
Ga the 18Th June, just before she l,n Macao
Roads, news was received that Gghltpg had again
ssk place With me newly arrived troops, aud lhat
siew ioieieners who had returned 10 look after
some OF then property, were again Obliged 10 icrrr
10 iheu boats.
Arrangements made between II. NJ. Pleuipotcn
t.sry aud the three Ian eria Commissioners
LIST That all troops, eXc,pl those oi he province,
Qnn the c'i) "uhn days aud proceed 10 nues.
II. SIX millions 10 be paid as dtausom tot the
csS within one week commencing 27W May. Oae
million TO be paid b. fore sunset that day. Il the
whole sun is not pald WITHIN da,s 10 be increased
tot millions II not , Id wllhin II days, To be- IN.
creased to s mIfon,; IT notpsd within 20 dos, Ia
be increased to millions.
when the whole sum paid, then the Bolisl
iIteste proceed ruisde rle Bo4ue, AID ali tht
aori1ied places IN lie tlver 10 be dIsafneai, uuti
all he aians between tie Two coun,rIes are sci
tied
Losses occasoned by the destruction Of tn,
BilbdluO lie IA,
paid.
The troops had returned TO lheii ships ptevou,
70 The l4h inst, alter havins suffered great deal
rom exposure IN The marsh, ground back II the
ehy' Hue Chinese even s,ut coolies to ASSIST N
taking ,heir troops 10 the boats beng glad tn he'll
10 r'd themselves OF such Troublesome yI,tets -
Whenthe troops were beng drawn oi one cotnpan,
W" 'ouhu 10 ue " lseihg out aief short seattli
we're descred up 10 their knees IN ma sh defend
'ag themselves against superior numbers al the
Poih' OF Tue o. yone', not bohg able To discharge
tneH muskeis on acconut ui The ram ahlch vas then
falling. They we're rescued ifpm ll,elr utulou,
shuauon by detachment sent TO Their assl,tan, e
with percussion locks.
Sn LIE + eming Seohouse, who commanded the
naval forces IN the absence Of SIR Gordon Bremen
ued al Hong hung on the l4h of June, aud Was
oufeu al Macao, al his own request, III preference
10 the iormer place. Jt is supposed that his death
ssS oec STONED by heat aud over fueue attending
TIE attack upon Canton Great sickness also me.
vsi'u among The troops aud seanen Of Hong X nnp.
Oap'. Elliott had Dten sick week. Msssfs Nor
I,son and Feafon lntS'preiers, had also been yer,
~. SIX mllious dollars had been paG-fye IN sIi.
yer, and one 10 securities
ne 10 ccs had lett he river except the CaIlinpr
and Herld. at Whampoa. The Nirrod Barlow was
70 proceed from there 10 England with Dispatches
for the Admiralty.
"PeIsoLs who suffered losses bv HE destruction
o. the FHtories. requested TO hand in an ,nyenlory
81 II. NJ. Plenipotenliaty.
ber MaJesys sui jecls warned that it is uns fe
eSfPtpceed 10 Cantor, OF send shii 10 Whampoa
aug recommend 10 the Hong kong and RATIFIED. tia,
any a'iempi on the par OF the Chinese to iuenupl
"s' uom " trade and intercourse with Hong kong
"oue De ans~er q. with strict blockade IF Cantnn.
I'm the 18Th jane The Chinese we've apain n,e.
Pssing great Quantities Of fire rats aud la pc supplies
ei"aseh string, and money had been sen To Cauiop
ssop the different nrouincrs.
"A passenger IN The Island .Q,een from Macao
gun June bound 10 Bombay wan sp lchcs To be
forwarded 10 England, informed the residents a, An
ger mat the Sickness ~as Sd great al Hong. kopo
INST II carried of ~ ncpal ofiic,tsi in nae a., -