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Fran the Canion (Mqcoa) Press.
1t is positively stated in letters from
Canon that Annoy has been taken, with
great slaughter. by the British lurces.
Particulars given are but few; it is
said TINT the English first took posses.
SION Of a small lsond commanding
Annoy, whence they threw shells into
the town with tremendous effect; that
the first and second English mandarins
were killed; and hat the town was en-
tered and taken sword in hand. 1t is
also said that garrison Of thousand
men was to be left there, with three
ships Of war, We have no arrivals
from these reports, but one or Two
schooners may be hourly expected.
From The same.
Reports from Canton continue 10 be
10 the effect that Annoy has been taken,
with great saug No positive ac
counts ccnfrming this news have how
ever yet reached, it is thereto re posi-.
Bile that there may be no truth in them
and that the fleet has proceeded TO the
North without touching there. Bot
supposOg that Annoy has really been
taken, that its arsena5 and dcfencos are
destroyed, what will be the next move
oC,hn fleet? Will it proceed to Fuh.
chow foo. the cap'oi Of Fun keen pro.
vince. aud also lay that under conDribu
tion or will it proceed direct 10 Chusan,
Nngpo, and the Yang ize kiang, or
even perhaps TO the gulf Of Pe,che le7
All these movements are possible - all
would be recommended by one or the
other as most likely to be conducive tn a
speedy settlement of the war. and we
confess it seems extremely difficult 10
decide what had best be done.
Fuh chow foo, we think it likely, will
escape this time, the season beginning
to be late, and the feet therefore desl
rous, if they intend going TO Nngpo
Yang TIE kiang, 10 use all despalch.-
The capital Of F"h-keen province is
situated considerably inland, and MOI
accessible, we believe to large ships.
Chinbao and N,nrpo, We doubt not,
will be visited by the feet, to atone for
the murder Of Captain Stead, Of the
Pestonjee Bomanjec; and if, after this,
it proceeds 10 the Yang TIE, kiung, and
is able 10 interrupt the communication
between it end the great canal, the pre-
sence Of the enemy cannot fail to be
severely felt in the capital, which will
soon find itself without the usual receipt
Of salt and grain, the two articles mos
nece ssary to its immense population -
The presence Of the British armamen
near the canal would also endanger the
safety Of several important cities, sucF
as Tching kiang foo, just opposite tt
where the canal enters the river, anc
Nankin at no great distance, the secont
city of the Empire, and still considered
by the Chinese an earthly paradise.
We have now only left 10 cohside
the proceeding Of the expedition to the
Pelho direct; tor Of course there can bt
no intention Of going there after thu
Yang tze,kiang shall have been entered
as the season would no longer pormi
ships to proceed to the norlhward =
With a very considerable land force
and al an earlier period Of the summer
the appearance of British fleet at ht
Peiho and the disc embarkOton Of troop
would no doubt carry CONSERVATION int
Peking; nor would an attack on th
capitol, we imagine, be an operation o
very formidable difficulty. This nigh
be the way Of most speedily settling It.
question; although the Emperor, by re
! firing into Tartary, may even then, i
he be so inclined, long bid defiance t.
all the demands Of the English, who
after all, may find it difficult to keep al
immense population in subjocrion 70
any great length Of time, except wit
numerical strength which it is not likel
can soon arrive on the ShOres ol ChlhH
CANTON, September 10.
Great doubt and uncertainty invoIv
the future trade and intercourse Of loI
eigners with China, and there is sue
want Of confidence IN the stability o
the existing truce, that many of the i'm
porting Brush houses have pressed tn
heavy supplies upon the market, and eI
lecled the disposaI Of them in exchang
for teas. with apparently little rcgar
to the prices realized. Upon the stat
Of our market we have to remark lhc
cotton remains about the same as la'
|, quoted; cotton yarn and long cloths, tn
! lmportations !auery have been heavy
Woolen cloths, the sales have been bl
| 10 trning extent, and our quotations ar
but ,oI,25 for fair and best SPANS
striped long ellis. American domestic
remain without change; Of ginseng W
have had no imporIations, aud price
f may be considered without change
$ Black as Of the Old crop, nearly q