New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-21
Later from Canton.

dates to the 18th OF August, and from Macao TO
the 18th Ne movement Of any importance seems
20 have been made by the English troops The
Canton Register contains Chinese rumor that on
the 10Th of July feet OF English ships and steam
lAers appeared of The mouth Of the Peiho and took
oossession of the forts, &C.. and that the English
we're demanding en- audience. The Register ex-
presses doubts OF the truth of this.
| Maj Gen. Burrell has been promoted and is
succeeded at Hong Kong BY Lieut.. Col Taylor.
| |, is said thar public officer Of rank in Pekin,
protesting the Christian religion, has written to
some of the Ronun Catholic missionaries in Ma
Gao, saying mat ae capital of China has been ssr-
rounded by Tartar troops for the last two years :;
out that now the treasury Is exhausted, their pay
IS long in arrear that they deserving by hun
! dreds, re,urni5g home 70 cultivate their fields /;
and that If the English were 10 march ct once on
! Pekin, il would fall to the steps of conqqerors,
| without shot being fired.
The Register of the I'd August contains the fol-
lowing: The last date fron Wossung is July 4,
and from Chusan the same. At that time there
we're about ten vessels OF war, including steamers.
| Of Woosung, and vas. number of transports. and
| the land forces mustered between 13 and $4,000
men. |; appears no farther movement had been
! made or enterprise thought of since the Goth OF
June, period of fourteen days inactivity. On the
5ta 9th of July it is said the forces were to move
on Kinshan (the golden Hill, and thence upon
| Marking, to which large and ancient city clear
passage had been found up to the Yatzekeang.
On the 9th Of June large fleet of richly laden
| Iunks, which had attempted 10 pass by the British
eet for Marking, was captured, but not until sew
era shots had been fred to bring them to-
The troops left the city of Changhae as they en-
tered it, without taking possession of any property,
which was left-some rich jewelry It is said-to De
pundered by Chinese robbers. On the same day
an officer of the rank Of captain, and Corporal
! White, brought a letter from ke and Elepoo, the
agh commits containing overtures for peace,
| but we have already learned from H. NJ. s. Plen-
po,entary Circular that as the overturcs were
not grounded on the only basis which they
could be listened TO, they were met by an intima-
ton 10 that effect
The same paper of the 9th contains The follow
ing Irnperial Edict:
Picking Gazelte-4th moon, 18th day.
Yihking. aid his colleagues have reported
Corning the imminent danger Of the provincial
| city Of tlse province Of Chekean5 (HangchowGoo)
| and the city of Keahing; and on reading the re-
port, my grief and indignation are extreme. Ac-
cording to the report Chapoo is already lost; and
the barbarians approaching the provincial
capital; the domain of the city is very extensive,
and the rcbellous bsrbarans have built small YES
sells WI ch enter every where among the shadows
The two heen districts of Pngheo and Haeshang,
in the Eco department Of Keehing, rein the most
imminent danger.
One thousand men have been scat from the pro-
! yinces of Sbense and Kansuh, and are ordered TO
! maintain these places. When the troops arrive
ba ,ka1,
will be detained for the defenc e of those districts
and so forth. This important and pressing. de-
spatch has been brought at the rate of 600 Ie a
day. Now the said General and his colleagues
nave consulted and determined that one of their
number shall remain to keep Tsaoukeang, while
all the of the troops should be sent to protect
The other places. The said great minister and his
colleagues must turn their thoughs--dism!ss their
iears-to insure peace, and tranquiiize the peo-
pies minds; and they should sterny and strictly
rider the officers and soldiers to exert their utmost
strength in defending the country. As TO the ad-
jutant general, Ahlakeihno, who has been wounded,
row is he at present. Let clear examination
| ne made into all these matters, and duly pre-
pared report sent up Respect this.
The following letter with which we have been ia
rored contains some items Of news not contained
the papers from which we have made extracts: ;
"CANToN, Aug s, 1912
Politically all is quiet in this vicinity and from
the North the only authentic intelligence we have
is contained in Circular by H. B. Ms Plenipo-
entiary, dated off the mouth of the Yang Sc Keang
oath June, in which it is stated that the 25d OF
May, after destroying public stores, magazines,
sc. at Chapos, the British forces embarked and
he feet proceeded to the entrance OF the Yang Sc
keang, where they anchored, on the 18th OF June
- a. r,,.b a
| combined British naval and military forces upon
an extensive and strong line of batteries at the
| junction of the Rivers Wasemg and Yangsekeeng,
which resulted, after hours hard fighting, in the
capture Of all the forts, mounting 253 heavy guns.
| The British lost 2 killed and had 25 wounded the
Chinese supposed to have had sc killed
On the 18th and 18th, part of the forces moved
| up the Woosnug, taking three four forts, and
The large trading port of Shanghai, the inhabitants
IF which protested TO be much exasperated with
The Mandarins, and to receive the English as
| friends the town was saved from injury, except
the destruction of the Government stores, ETC. and
| he Imperial granarics were thrown open to the
! poor The Mandarns had fled towards NgRkin
and Soochon, whence they returned l6 European
and Burgalese, who had been kidnapped a. Ming
90 during the preceding winter, and at the same
time avowed their wish to treat for peace, but as
Her Najesty's Plenpotenliary says, (" as the over
.ures were not grounded on tho only basis which
they can be listened to, they met by an init
nation to that effect The next movement of the
British forces it is supposed would be up the Yang
,ze Hang, upon Marking, the ancient capital,
whence 10 Pekn is a journey of but or days
and the Emperor may perhaps hear some portion
of the truth privilege that thus far he seems not
To have enjoyed
1t does not appear 10 be known here whether or
not any portion of the British force will visit the