Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11
LATE FROM EUROPE.

published ACCOUNTS ul Ahf AHAa ny lhr
Soston steamer ia ouf Eastern exchanges,
from which We make the following sum.
mary;
There is liulc news with fegafd to Eng
hsh politics, and that nut Of great eonse.
nnenee. L - supposed that the present
session Of Parliament will he pfnragaed On
or ah1ut the 23l ol this manlb aud that
the Parliament viii be- dissolved On the day
alter pforogalion There Is, nevertheless
very linle eScilcment ahlul the elections,
aud it is supposed that the new Parliament
which VII assemble in October will pre-.
sent the saint relative strength al parties
US the present.
fhe news from China IS nj gfeal inter
esl. owing Ia 'he cunlrnpluaas conduct oi
the Chinese commissioner ks1ins, the
samf alIer whom the lnnl, nov in our har
bor Is named. Sir john naFis de'ermIn
ed nn taking immediate frlfes., and lhr
consequence Is, that III lwa Yraf' Canon
is 10 he thrown open To British snheris. and
an adequate space granted an the llonan
side Of the river for The efeelinn nf dwell.
ings by British merchants and nlhnr..
The plan nl operations arranged bY Gen
efa D'Asnilar, and Cap'. MeDougall, and
approved by Sir John Davis. was that the
deiences Of the Canton river should he
seized. and owing tn the impnssibiiy Of
seonpying them, disarmed So as To secure
the sale communication Of the Iorces with
Hong Kong.
Atea.m. the Vuliufe. entering the Boo.
ca Tigris, was anchored by Captain Me.
Dougall. with three iaihoms ol water un.
der stern. within pistol shot ni the Anun.
hor batteries, being also within range Of
the inrls on the islands of North aud South
wanteng. No, an instant was lost, and
the troops entered the boats as they touch
ed the water: few more seconds and they
were landed; and the Chinese taken Gotta.
nletely hy surprise, offered 10 resistance.
The General. accompanied by Sir John
Davis, entered the works, AMI the guns Ia
the three forts, 10 the number Of upward.
of 900. were spiked. and The magazines.
with all the arm. and ammunition that could
he collected. destroyed. Whli General
D'Aruilar was thus employed. Col Brere
ton. with the force that had heen told n
far thar duty. crossed over Ia The strong.
" iafiilied islands % Nnnh aud snuh Wan.
tong, mounting more than 2a0 heary gms.
Five formidable forts, maunins upward. of
45n lafer gHrs had been feadslrtl aiselass.
ani TIM. f,f lhc communication with Hong
Kong secured.
before arriving At the baftier-a line OF
strong stakes across the river. defended by
four posis,-il was found thar the Vuure
drew TN much water Ia advance. Ac
enrlin.ly her troops were embarked on
bnari the Pluto and Gofsaif, and IN her
own bnais, which were tuwei by these
steamers.
Is intelligence Of the capture Of tue
!Iocefa figris must have reached Canton
in the course Of the night. every prepara,
ton was made by General D'AgniIar and
Captain MeDougall to carry the lorls by
storm, and overcome the expected resist
ance. In acrnmancc, therefore, with the
orders that had been gwen. the works to
the left, iuhs Pachow aud Napier. were ST..
mulaneously attacked the Pluto with her
division Of bnal- leading through tho bari.
er, and landing her tioups at the later IN
der the immediate orders OF the general
whilst the Cor,lir liscmarked portion pf
her force under Col. llrcreion al tho Tor.
mer. The massive gates plated and thick.
ly bound with iron, were burst open with
powder bags. Their gsrri.ons astounded
with the rapliiy ui our operations, which
indeed, scarcely gave them time to look
round. went out by the land side as we en-.
tered The magazines were blown up, anl
the guns spiked. Whilst this was going
on, il became evident that the forts OF
Whampoa CrrP'a .sri .Wookongiap were
preparing 10 retp inIloI aud. accordingly,
Us two divisions Of bo.Y.. supported hy The
steamers, pulled across to attack them, the
Chacss opened a sharp aud well sustain
ed fire from boh the lors, nj first Of round
shot, anl thcn, as the boats approached
nearer, Of grape. The steamers aud gun.
boat insanity replied. The first discharge
OF lhe Chinese was answered with cheer
i1,m lh" attacking parties. aud then the
boats pulled steadily aud N silence towards
the baurli,s, aIu lno Hius cDn,Gu oH
bJla ,infs pn il de trD.p, wee Iga 'elan :
formed close to The lorls. Upon seeing our
force on shore, the enemy lrlt their guns,
and rcrea'cd By t1c rear OF the works.
This portion of tho river heinz now dis
armeJ, lhc expedition Proceeded as rapidly
rs possible up The river towards Canton,
to provide for the safety OF tho Bnt.sa ner'
chants and properly.
At the commencement Of the south east
trH fi'nfb of CI1tun stands tho s'ron
fort khd@n by the name of the French Fol.
ly-a work both from position and con.
slrucion one OF tho most formidable in the
river. II was, therefore, absolutely ncccs.
sary for lbc safety of our communications
that il should be disarmrl. The troops