Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-02
.UorrtNu fntrluNeure.
,iRRij.fI or 7jif, BRITANNIA
IMPORTANT NEWS.

the .,l nh. aud Liverpool ip The 4tli they chsh IN
,e,,oeucr Of the capture Of Ghuzaee aud Cabu IN All
yhsns,an hy the British lro,ps the release ., The Eng
lsh prs nars and orders Tor the final evacuation OF me
COUNTRY Also, news 81 further success oi the British
arms in Ch ma and CONCLUSION oi Treaty oi Peace
with his Celestial Mansiy.
The papers are filled with Official and unoi'ial de
tails relating to these events. aud ot the rgaengs IN
Epoland IL, consequence Of them. Sir Henry Poitnger,
Sir " ilam Parker. General Pollock. aud General Nosl
hs We been made knights Of the grsnd cross OF The Bath
and Sir Hugh Cough has been elevated TO tile oarone'
m, pr,rres. Of the anti corn law league fund at
,,,ctiny much attention IN Eng lani. The meetings al
Manchester thfonged 10 Inconvenience and letters
were continually received m all parts Of The Kingdom
encssiaa handsome donaiians. Mr. Golden and oticfs
had been making visits la divers onns aud Cities whete
the, gathered members aud m,ucy IN great abundance
same al the ancorn law Juurnals express, the utmost
conf lencc that the cnrn-laws will be utterly swept a
WAY a, the neal session oi Parliament.
4 priyy Council was to be held at Windsor early In
December at which the time OF eonvokitg Parliament
! t3r the cspaich OF business would be determined.
FROM CHINA
The ldlwinr exlrlrs embrace the news from China,
by which i, vii be- that tho city o Nan1ln was moi
taken hy the English. even attacked:
The expedition lett NVsung the 9th July, on which
lay II advanced up IN. river Yang -ise klsng. and
On the ilh reached military ps1ion. built on range
of hills commanding The stream. where tNo small recent
" erected batteries. mounting thirteen runs, opened he
fire leaving W ousutI on lht leoui'g
l were instantly sirnc, and the guns, batteries, and
military huildngs c,nneceed with them destroyed as
shn as nen could be put ashore Al this time me main
body Of the fleet was retarded by adverse winds Tor near
IL week during which period o the ships OF war,
assisted by the steamers got up to 'kishan,' or 'Gol
den Island, - where the whole armament amounting To
seventy sail ii vessels. assembled the H',h instant
and anchored abreast OF the city Of Chin kiang foo, the
key on this side OF the grand canal. aud on the follow
inc morning the troops dSenbarkod and proceeded TO
, attack the city aud neghbpnng camp OF the enemy
The latter carried at once the Chinese lying IN all
, directions but the city, which was strongly fortified
was defended with devoted ga.nire: one third Of the
garrison OF 5000 Tartar soldiers laying down thcir
lives in the hopeless struggle. Among the KILLED were
, forty Mindlrines snl the General when all was lost
repaired /, his house, seated himself ina char IN ca'r
and bravo despair, and making The servants set the bull
ding on fire was consumed ashes. On the part OF ih'
/, Brush there were killed four officers and eleven woun
:, died. and l3i men WIRE killed anh wounded he nee
then proceeded towards Nanan took up lis position ther'
on The ,. If August aud Immediately prepared Tor al
assault On the city 4 strong G,rcc landed. aud ih'
:. 9Th was app intel f the commencement OF operations
when su1jenIv the Chinese solicited truce. Eliminating
the approach of delegation from the Emperor. Three
Commit ssioners one of whom OF the royal house
= arrived on the 9Th and the 2bh Of August treat.
), was signed board her Majesys ship CORVALLIS. By
them aud Sir lcnry ponscr the principal provision
:, oi which are embodied in tho annexed circular
To Her Briiane .Niiesty', Subjects China.
:. Her ritanic Maesiy's Pen poculiary, SC in Chin
has qualification IN announcing 10 Her Naes
tvs subjects in Chin, that III, has this day concluded an
T, sgnrd with the Chncsc high commissioners drputed
negotiate with him. treaty. OF which the lollowin. ar
the most important Provisions
|. Lasting peace and friendship between the two EN-
pres.
2 China 10 pay ~ o1o,Oo0in the Of tbs pre-
A. sent aud three succeeding years.
he regular and just . >SY EqP S sh t s1 H'"S
N well As inland ansI duties to be established and pnh
n, lishcd.
ic 4. The island of Hong Kong to be cedcd in pcrpc,n
~ 10 Britanic Majesty, her heirs aud SUCCESSORS
.. All subjects Of Her lIrtanic Mlr,y (whetber NJ,
te tses of Europe nr lndla) who may be confined in am
part OF the Ihncsc empire to be Internationally reeas
o ed.
y q. An act Of full and entire amnesty To be publishes
III ny INC emperor under The imperial sign manuel and seal
10 all 'hnese subjects, On account OF their having hell
service or Intercourse with resided UNDER the Bri,ly
I'd Government or It's officers.
e. Z Correspondence tobe conducted on terms of pcr
ST feet elnay among the officers OF both Governments
9. on Tue f.hpeTofs assent being received To th
- treaty, aud the payment Ut the first install
nen, Sp,OW,OM, her Irtanc M1esty's forces Il
- retire from Nankn and the Grand Canal aud the nil,,
~ posts Al Chnghani be also Withdrawn hu, the is
iands"f Chusan and kolangsno 10 be held until tn
rr money payments and the arrangements for opening TN
J. ports he completed.
Dated on board the steam irigatc Queen in the Yang
tse ki1ng nycr. oii Maxim. this 26h day of August
1917 HENRY POT1INGER.
Her Malcsiy's Plenipolen,iary.
L. A. MALCOLM. Secretary Of Legation
u This treaty ol peace has given great satisfaction Ia
the Brush IN Chna and India 1t is said that the Elm
peor had al first sumo doubts the proprcy of oncn
lig a foreign trade al Foo choo foo which is III,
% capital OF tohien, aud the port To the country
where the bohoa tea grows but hat he afterward vie,
II died that point The Commissioners are described a.
ANXIOUS Ia Get rid of the British from Yang Use kopr
ana the ebnchure Ut the great canal; they offered Il
pay Down tour millions Instantly hnt the Brush Pleni.
II potentiary insisted the full nsialmen being Maid
draw. ~
The payment Of the opium claims will il is stated he
adjusted according TO the fixed snme month";, ,c
by The brush Government. II was SAID that the Lnnr
tia commissioners had passed the consideration of IN,
opium trade on the i'rlilsh Penpoentary hut he de
ciheu 10 discuss H. stating, # the Chinese G. yernmen,
WAS u'sfous OF producing sioppage it, that il ouyht
!" DE eHeced oy Their own Gtema regulations and by
imposing restrictions On their own subjects
FROM INDIA
10 India the British have been equally succcs.
iul The Afghans having been entirely defeated The
following extracts from general orders announce The 70
suits: WV ''
- "SiMLA, SErrENBER 80 1912
lhe Governor General annonncrs 10 the army
ana u the people OF India. the Occupation of Ghuznee
oy Mayor General Mott, the 9Th OF september and
lis entire destruction by the Canadian division Of III,
army " ''''
MAJOR General Mott has III. satisfaction of releasing
'ne hshoorhood OF hnzaeo 327 Sepoys on the q III
Bengal Native infaniry from the slavery 10 which ,b.y
had been reduced by the Afrhans.
The Governor General likewise ann,uncc. tho co,
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