New-York tribune., 1841-10-25
TIL Z Il UN E.
MONDAY. MORNING, OCT. o5. 1871.
IMPORTANT FROM CHINA.

DGDtg Et%HcH-
The ship Narragansett, Capt. J. B. Croker ar
rived at this port on Saturday, with eleven days
later advice. from Cnntos, having sailed from Ma
Gao on the Isl of June. She brings intelligence Of
the abandonment of Canton by the Europeans, the
recommencement Of hos,ilities by the Chinese, and
the consequent bombardment of Canton, iestruc-
ton Of five RATS, war-boG,s, &c. of the Chinese
with grca, slaughter the forciblc occupation OF the
nights North Of Canton by the English, enclosing
the Chinese troops in that CITY, lato which the
British batteries were pouring shot a'@ shells with
murderou. effect. 1t is obvious taat Canton must
have soon fallen before the power OF lis aSsaants.
The lmerican as soon as the Nauoganseit was
announced, sent a steamboat down the Bay for the
news. and received her adviccs between > and 3
o'clock We copy from that paper the following
letters:
pea, Sir: You will see by the incosed that
bos,iliiies have again commemorative trade en-
tirey stopped. All the foreigners have left Can
ton except the English forces.
Several OF the factories have been partly demo
ished, aud nearly all entirely plundered by the rab
BE and ChiSeSe soldiers. We have news from
Canton up to the morning. of the Doth at which
time the British were still storrning the city. The
land forces had possession of the nights in the of
the citywhile the nenof-war had possession OF the
riyerin front and u the Westward The loss OF life on
The part OF the Chinese has been tremendous
There are between 40 and so Thousand Tartar and
Chinese troops inside the city, into which the men
ofwal are pouring incessant vollies OF shells and
rockets, in order drive them out close
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The English have sustained considerable loss.
A portion of our establishment is mere, some on
board ship at Whampoa and Alr Delano close to
the city, intending to land the first opportunity in
der to look after thc factory and property lett there.
We have boon fortunate enough TO get on board
ship and at this place in safety, every beck pa
per- and account that possess though we evacu-
ated the Factory in great husie, ana but few
hours before the Chinese commenced the attack.
Extract Of IA letter dated MACAO, 30th May 1871.
MLssns CARY X Co-Since me date OF our
general advices, events OF much importance have
lranspired, brief note OF which may not be unil-
t.rcsting to you
The excitement among the Chinese referred to,
continued increase until the 9Th inst. When
Capt, Elicit arrived in Canon, it soon became
known that he had already ordered the whole Bfi-
il,h forces vessels of war. Transports and troops.
vice TO his countrymen TO close Business aad
prepare for removal with a. little delay possible.
Up to the 10th inst. the Chinese authorities had
avoided holding any communication with Captain
Elliott and matters wore very dubious and I'M
Satisfactory aspect.
The local authorities however, published pro-
carnations, and sent messages through the Hon,
Merchants and linguist-, assuring all resident tor
eigners of their perfect safety III Canton
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dents had embarked, and only four or five Amer-
cans contiding in the assurances of the Chinese.
remained in the Factories; the same night the
Chinese commenced hostliues by sending fleet
of ire-boats and RATS against the vessels OF war
living near the city, but without doing them any
damage
This act wa. avenged by the Pyades, and stca-
mer Nemesis that attacked and destroyed bate
" near the Factories. and abcut forty iire-boats,
and as many hrS-ratts.
On The morning of the 22d an American resident
was seized by the Chinese, ard taken from his fac
tory at the same time that boat, belonging 10
the American ship Morrison, with three passengers
aud seven seamen, were captured, soon after lea
wing the factories for Whampoa and the party car
ned prisoners into the city.
Flon this the time was occupied by the English,
the in concentrating their forces the city, until
9th, at p. NJ The Hyacnth Is, Modesto is,
Pvlades 49, Nimrod, Columbus l6, Cruizer l6,
and Agerne Ii, having taken up their position In
front of the CITY and suburbs, opened their IRE upon
every offensive point of the Chinese, who returned
i, with considerable spirit at fret, but were soon
compelled to desert their guns. At 7. NJ. body
of soldiers about 400, were landed al the foreign
factories, in the vicinity OF which. they found the
Americans, who had been taken prisoners TWO days
before, examined by the authorities, and released
The firing was continued until about 9 L. NJ.
when the suburb. FIRE in several places,
and nearly all the batteries shore IN possession
Of or destroyed by the English.
While this was going on in front OF Canton, Gen
eral Cough was landing his troops $500 men, u,
the foot of the nights, in the rear of the City,
and on the morning of III, 25,h he commenced OPP
eIations Particulars of the day work are not
Vet known further than that with loss OF some
30 killed and wounded. four batteries were taken
from the Chinese, and grea, numbers OF their OH
GERS and soldiers killed. the nights commanding
the city taken AND the British forces entrenched
upon them.
The loss Of the Chinese on this occasion is vari-
ousy estimated at to $500, ana even as high as
10000 men, and they md 10 ;Aeir cost and
extreme disappointment that thew axe unable 10
cope With European troops on shore. as they have
before proved themselves IN their encounters with
British forces ahoat.
On the 26lh, the vessels of war were engaged in
quoting aad destroying the few remains of opros-
ton, aud in the evening Mandarns called on Capt
Elliott with flags OF truce 10 negotiate for the pre-
serveiion OF the city.
Our advices from the sea, OF action and negoci-
alton are to the morning OF the 9th, when it was
.sid the Chinese had caPitulsted and offered very
laTge SUM OF money for tue ransom OF the city,
which, /, was supposed, would then be saved.
It's scarcely necessary fer us to saw, that since