New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-19
India and China.

There had been two mails received overland, from
India with adyices from Canton 10 the 2ilh Of April
from Singapore 10 May and from Calcutta OF the -th
The overland Mail from India has brought the inte
gence OF two conflicts IN The Chinese seas-the
oue between the Lnelish and the Chinese the other
between rench squadron and the Cochin thnese 10
the B.y of TourAn Sir John Davis governor OF Hong
Kong having Intellectually eudeavoTed o. procure redress
for the Dir ctcal Of the Chinese aud for numerous
insults offered 10 the Eugsh residents IN China aud nav
ine tailed in procuring the fun.mert Of the treaty of
Nsukin which stipulated for the admission 90 foreign
ers into the City of Canton resolved O. strike some
blow which should compc. the Chinese authorities 10
stsu 10 reason Accordingly. having made bis arrange
uspts Sir John Davis accompanied by General ID Aqui
lar with about 100 men a a arms embarked on board
the ships Nulture aud Espiege the T.. Co. steamer
Pluto aud the Curssir with or tEO small vessels for
the conveyance Of artillery sud troopsthe naval forces
being under the command Oi'Cspt dacdoussA Sir
John entered the BOccs gns on The "a Aprn surprised
the Anunghoy forts well as those On the Islands Of
North and south Want0ng. and carried them on both
sid.s of the river In few minutes The guns amount
ing 10 $50 were spiked and all the arms and ammuni
ton collected instantly destroyed The expedition reach
ed MhAmpos 10 the afternoon. All the troops were
transferred on board such vessels could proceed up
the river The forts Al WhAmyos and Wookngiap
rred round shot aud grape AZ the division under Col
Brereton. but he avoided their elects ana ovlns sup
ported BY OF the uto, took possession oil nose
iorts spiked the guns amounting o. 200 and destroyed
all the ammunition and magazines lhe river being DO"
cleared the expedition advanced up 90 canton aud here
The struuE lori fhiltA llrhtu Eos va tftAtanlg
moished ike those lower down the r and the guus
spiked-making total Of so guns disabled since tue
preceding mOrnng. These proceedings reduced hry-
Ink keying was compelled % wall upon me
Governor who received him 1t the British Consulate -
Ga the On orders issued u commence the attack
on the City OF Canton, but between eight sud nine
o'clock Il nOuhed that heyng bad yielded 20 the
terms OF sir John. A Government ngu1catlOn was I'm
aedatey issued OF which the following are briefly the
heads
81 Al the 6Ke1 period Of two year. from hi. day. he
oh OF April me Ciy Of canton snal De opened 10 o'n
. Her Msiessys subjects shall be liberty 10 roAn
Tor exercise 90 amusement, Ia ne neshoofns country
without moessauou, returning ne same cay As a. >las
hal aud auy persons mo.esAns hen 'hal ue severely
punished
aad on Coloue Chesuey snd oiher.s Fuhshsn me ia
March. shSll DO made examples u
The populAee At Canton appeared sui highly ezas
persied against the English. The main body OF ihs
troops were removed dJSn the ryer oa ne -.h com
pAuy Of the 18Th and taw Ssppers being eis Al Canton
until the Improvements carried out and - keep tne
populsce IN cheek Great alarm prevailed az Canton y
the lSst accounts and the merchants were removing
their property under TIE apprehension Of violence from
the Chinese.
The French missionaries in Cochin Chns havins ioi
many years past excited PrrpetuAy recurring disputes
with usu0n the Government ~ leusta .ntcrirftd
threw the missionaries into prison sni upon releasing
them sent them 70 singapore Inc French ships u a.
la Glore and Ia NlctOrruse sailed into the Day VI lou
rAn obtain redress snd laid embargo on i've cor
veties. War junks working .ato the bay and
The French ships opcred thrr ire, watch SA retained
by the forts ne ave cOrvetes sn1 the VA uaks The
artillery OF the natives elected Lille damage, Bat "A
seventy mnutes OF the corvegtes WAs 5arned and
the Chinese chip blown Up Two abandoned ana Ihet
burnt and the Cochin Chinese Admiral asp taken snc
burnt also About lQoO Chiaese and only two Or three
French.
I The immediate pretext Of the British attack says
the Dublin Nati0E, ~as, that AssressioIs had beer
made upon tao seauen b. Oetooer lsst lthay had pro
baby been crunk shore. these sesmen, an1 tn-ii
British persons hsd ecu subjected % tie base touch
Parap uolcefn-nD moreover, there ta4 betn p'sclrt
pos,ei in Csniou rejecting On British honor. 40 IN
so.k.e = outrage these thngs and also general ns0
snce on the part Of TIE Chinese hsd moved ne nsn!
,ous plsngo,rntsry past endurance ior i's'iene'
and asssrrssions' were tlings contrary io ucsty.
former rcafy imposed oy 81 evangelist uanec f9rslN
GEK D Anf - the Chi1sse have received lessoi
which vii bos BE- l,si upon them
The advantage. gs.acd oy this ss ogetnent are yerl
great punish nse II u Axgressors sn adequate fpse
OF the HonAn side OF me Fver 10 oeld "areHo Uses
Liberty for British subjects 20 g. into the inierof-o
coarse - civiIe tn nAtyss the river iront before
the fsctoFIes " Be sep.cear Of boats vie heahea aki