Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-18
RECAPTURE OF Annoy.

FROM HONG KONG REGISTER NOVEMBER 81.
The dastardly fighting of Mandarin soldiers has
proved sufficient at last to accomplish the retaking of
Annoy. That city was the 18th instant delivered from
the thradom in which it had been heldfor many months
the Mandarins having been then fully rensated The
portion of the Small Knife Society properly belonging to
Annoy had long been Disconnected and dreading the re-
suits which would inevitably fall upon them should the
city be reaken by the Imperial troops had made their
peace with the Mandarns upon the understanding that
their lives would be spared the opening of the gates
and their surrender and in accordance with this
cret mark fixed to distinguish these from other
rebels coming from distance. These facts coming to
the knowledge of the heads of the Instruction and find
ing that from want of provisions and ammunition they
had but little chance of longer holding the city, they and
their immediate conductors escaped board their unks
which Immediately sailed from the harbor leaving their
wretched dupes to their fate The escape of these men
becoming known to the great of the rebels about
halfpast six A. NJ of the 18th, panic Immediately seiz
ed on them, when saaue qai pem was the cry The diff
ferent wharves and jettes crowded with hundreds
eager to escape by water No preparations having been
made for retreat there not boats enough to car
off 1.-THE Of those who desired fee SO crowds rush
ed into boats that could not float and crowds them
selves afoat doors and pieces of wood hoping be
picked up by junks others that could swim trusted to
swimming The rebel admiral having ordered that none
the shore troops should be taken board the uns
was the cause of hundreds being drowned From the
small boats which could not go far muttudes were
brought back to the jees and killed with the most sa-
wage barbarty. slaughter Unfortunately and sick
enng, was kept up for length Of time At last how.
ever Mr. Consul Robertson and the officers Of her Ma
estys vessels nterposed the first by argument and the
last at the swords point, when 500 saved
from butchery and sent under protection to the main
land nearest their district The Chinese could not un-
derstand this dsnterested Kindness and at first arbut
ed it to wish the part Of the English to send the
thus saved to foreign land slaves The nhabi-
ants of Annoy generally show much satisfaction at the
re-establishment of the Mandarins Business houses
which had been shut during the occupation of the city
by the rebels have since been opened and we may now
hope to see the trade Of the port shortly resumed
1t remains to be whether Shanghae will fall as
Annoy has fallen, inglorously Such may be looked for
distant date although we have been informed from
upon which we can place reliance that dcputa
ton numbering sixteen of Thai-pngwang's followers
in Shanghae and in concaye with the rebel leader
there at date of our last advices.
PASSING sTRAyGE.-Y yesterday morning about o'clock
and for hour more, Lake Ontario plainly vis
BILE from the canal bridges Washington and Buffalo
streets, and from Spring street at the Of High
point below the level of the canal The clear blue water
was plainly defined the horizon, and the motion
of the water easily discerned II strange and
not altogether novel instance Of the phenomena of mirage
few years ago the was witnessed from the side
walks the higher part of Buffalo street The lake
as prominent yesterday when from our highest
buildings. Lake Ontario is seven miles distant, and
average level Of $50 feet bew the city. Its water
may be from church steeples, from highest build
ngs, and from the roofs Of few residences 1t is only
in some peculiar condition Of the atmosphere that it
looms up" boldly to be dscernible from the
walks Of life Like Ontario is quiet, unassuming
lake, has the "vapors sometimes end but rarely gets
high y when it does it is owing either to cold water or
the atmosphere, to artificial stimulants Yet it is
always "blue. "--Rochester american, Tuesday
LARGE RoBBERr-The Charleston Courier learns from
DR.. Fisher of the firm Of Fisher, Agnew & Co., of CO.
umba, that by the name of jones Phillips Alb