New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-02-23
EVENING EDITION.
rRsDAY, 29 O'CLOCK, p. MI.

h sr were destroyed. The Canton Press gives
the following particulars of the disaster:
little after midnight the fire reached the
,orbwesern most factory, and SON spread along
l hs whole of the Danish and Spanish hongs, and
asw China street, which were totally DESTROYED.
auJ had the direction of the wind not most pro.
,.;dentially changed to due North, little doubt can
h. entertained that all the other hongs would have
.h.red the same fate. The wind averted this ca.
Ian;tv and drove the fire towards the river. de.
s s every thing in its way until exhausted
;,,n want of farther fuel on the rivers bank
A. about o'clo ok Of Wednesday morninq it had
nsarlv burnt itself out, and was got completely
upder by eight.
The ancient temple of Pak-taimeun, dedicated
% the God of the North Pole, shared the fate of
is humble neighbors. Fortunately the fire had
riiven suffic iently timely warning to the inmates
ri the foreign factories to enable them to save
ther treasure and plost valuable effects, and the
night was spent by them in removing them to
boats on the rv er, which was effected
From the shipping at Whampoa the flames
had been sen, and the boats of II. M. S. Dido,
under the command of the Honorable Captain
1epps' were without loss OF time sent to the
CEN .ofthe disaster, containing about $50 men,
y ,lud;pg &c marines. Most of the merchant ships
,iso sent their boats and crews, the first of which
G.om American vessels reached Canton at about
. o'clock in the morning. The Dido's men and
other ships crews were employed In protecting
the property that was being shipped off-a great
number of thieves being present, who tried to
nro6t during the confusion; one Of them was
rraugbt BY marine in carrying off some plumber,
bnt nm being seized struck the marine with dag
ger. slightly woundng him in the face, and was
shot dead by the marine.
By this calamity the foreign community of
Canton is now reduced to between SIX or seven
Hongs only, which are of course altogether in
sufficient for their necessities. 1t is much to be
hoped that great portion of the ground cleared
,v the fire will be bought by foreign merchants
md their houses erected thereon, particularly that
art where stood formerly the many eating houses,
eading down to the rivers edge, and which have
all been destroyed. The British Consulate was
burnt out, bat the papers were saved.
The Hong Kong Register adds that a good deal
Of cotton was burnt and some tea. The whole
Of the treasure appears to have been saved. The
loss of goods belonging to Chinese (not including
the value of the houses destroyed is believed to
amount to three hundred thousand dollars. The
flames extended over space Of one mile by three
quarters Of a mile.
1t is said to have been a scene of fearful sub
Unity. The rapidity with which the flames
passed over, and devoured the combustible matter
that lay in their path, seemed more like the angry
burned with such fcrceness that the heat set fire
to the French flagstaff in three places, and the
topmast tumblcd to the ground.
Another fire had broken out at a later date,
consuming about twenty houses. 1t was suppo-
sed to have been the work Of an incendiary.
The High Commissioner and Governor sent in
Circular of Coincidence to the foreign commu-
nifty expressing their sympathics and offering
their protection. Great pains have been taken to
protect the property from thieves, and the Chi
nese authorities had given notice that Military
force should be placed over the factories to pre-
vent plumber.
Another frightful disaster had occurred in the
blowing up of Cochin-Chinese vessel bringing
tribute to the Chinese Empire. The magazine,
in some way unknown, took fire and blew up
with an explosion that shook the whole city
Nothing but fragments of the ship were left scat
tered on the water, and nearly all on board per-
ished. There were probably fifty or sixty de-
stroyed.
MAssAcHusErrs.-A full Wing State Con-
ven,ion assembled at Boston on the 2lst-Hon.
JOSIAH Quincy, ,Jr. of Boston IN the Char
HENRY CLAY was nominated for President, and
JOIN DAVIS for Vice President, subject to the de-
eision of the National Convention. Hon. AB
,orT LAWRENCE of Boston and Hon. GEORGE
HULL Of Sandisfeld were chosen Delegates to
the National Convention, with Myron Lawrence
Of Belchertown and Benjamin Ellis of Carver for
substitutes A State Central Committee, located
a, Boston, was chosen, consisting of
ALBERT FEARING, CHARLES T. Russell,
PHILIP GREEIy. .Ir. ]. II. STEVENSON, and
GEORGE T. BlaELow,
with the following Corresponding Members:
ies. Chapman Boston Gsoss Ash wiioss sppPnss
saac Liyemore Cambridge S. y. Dunbar, l .nnton,
thomas Knncutt, Worcester. Aaron Corn'sh' fathoo.i
The Convention was ably addressed by Hon.
LEvERErr SALroNsrALL, MyRoN LAWRENCE and
Up. T. DuMoNr of Maine; the news from MA
MLASD warming and gladdening every heart
Unanimity and zeal were thoroughly manifest
and the Convention adjourned in full confidence
Of an overwhelming Wing victory in November
New JERsEY.-The Legislature of this State
passed bill calling Convention to revise the
Constitution, without submitting the question to
the People. An election for Delegates is to be
held throughout the State on the 18th OF March
g The New-Jersey Loco Focos held their
Stale Convention on the 22d, and elected the lol-