Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-12
British Whi.very.
An Nusfrasi9n Of fifIr Prin~il

An Illustration Of thar Principles
The Boston Atlas has been farward in denouncino
our government on account of the present Just wal
with Mexico. II has piled up its wrath against the
Administration for making the war;, aud the Fede.
"a press generally have abused the government for
sustaining the rights of our country.
But when England attacks defenceless nation
and batiers down the walls of its cities for the pur.
pose OF forcing the opium trade upon it, all is WELL
and Sir John Davis. the English Comnander, is
entitled TO the thanks of ChristendOm, for knocking
daylight through the Chinese Just to make their In.
tercourse a. more decorous with the English
We subJoIn an account of the English attack upon
the Chinese, and also the approval of the same by
the Boston Atlas.-Hartford Times.
Chino Important from C0nton-Rerewal Of h5stili.
tieS-Destrucfion Of the Bogue Forts- Threatened
assault on The citV.
By the arrival Of the overland mails 10 London on The 2ad
and 3Oih Of June have received important
fom China to the 9th Of April The following account Of
an attack upon the Bogue Forts abrdge from London
papers;
The repeated insults annoyanccs to which British SUBJ
jects had been subjected BY The Chinese the refusal
the authorities 10 give any redress had length compelled
Sir John Davis 10 resort hnsiies. Accordingly m,
xcellency, accompanied by Major soisf left
Hong Kong on the morning Of the % Of April, an ex-
petition composed Of her Msjesty steamer Vulure the
ComPanys steamer Pluto chartered steamer the Corsar
and her Majesty brig La Espiege goo troor Can't
Macdouga being senior naval officer in command Ia The
course oil thy-ye hours General DAsuiar bad capiu
all the forts IN the Bgue and Canton river having
The gaieways, blown up the zines and spiked SIS
pieces Of cannon The General about TO assault tho
city Of Canton when waited Upon the British Pen
poentiary aud agreed 10 the dictated him. tho
principal Of which follows:
al At the fixed period Of years from this dsy IN,
6h Of April the city of Canton open TO Br,tist
subjects 2 Her Majesys subjects shall at liberty l.,
roam TOT exercise the neighborag countr,
without moestatiOn returning the day. as al Shane
hae, and any persons moesng them shall be severely pun
shed The aggessoTs the two seameu i'm October
AID on Colonel Cheney and Others Fu>hsn on the 18th
Ma,ch shall be made examples Of The latter beng
apP!ehended will be brought Canton punished in thu
presence OF persons depued by her Maesy Penpotenta
~ a. An adequate space the HOnOn SIDE Of The rive
shall be granted leave TO British and others 70
the erection OF dwellings and waiehouses and his Excel
lency will ascertain The site and extent before he Quits Can
ton o. site for the erection OF church be aotte.
on lease IN the reghbOhuod of the space occupied
the foreign isciorc and spaces for burial shall
allotted a Whampoa"
Such was the attack of the British, without an,
just cause upon The almost dcenceless Chinese; AM
here follows the approval of the Boston Atlas
paper that IS constantly trying place its own coun
try in the wrong, for wagng just war, but loses NJ
opportunity TO praise the British government though
Its conduct be an outrage on humanity.
From The Boston Alias Of July 18Th, 1884,
The action of the British fleet China is important If
will TO render the inhabitants Of Central Flower
Nation more decoTOus in their oursd
barbarans" Sir John Davis tciH be entitled 10 the thank
Of ChrisfeRdon.'