The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25

! "A correspondent OF the New Iorl
Times, writing from Hon Kong, China
says
About ten days since we received sd
vices from Annoy, announcing the recap
ture Of that city by lmperislists. Shaag
haze stiu reiaaias ia the hands Of the ia
s9rgents, and there appears to be IA,
preparation for an iusurrectionist move
ment at Can,on. There has been mum
Der OF local disturbances in the vicinity O
the last named place, but everything up
pears to be quiet again. The forts ol
Canton river salutcd on the reteip, Of the
news from Annoy.
The speedy recovery of Annoy wa,
predicted soon after its capture by tn,
rebels, or rather the mob. and on the 9tl
inst. its evacuating commenced. Skirm
ishing had been going on as usual, unit
the leading insurgents began TO remov,
their families Oh board their junks Dl.
ring the 9th, aud part of the mex, day, the
gates of the citadel were kept shu, in ex.
pectation of an attack. On the nigh, OF
the 10th, the leader Of the insurgents
himself embarked, and there was q gen.
eral scampering and breaking up. Be.
fore daybreak, on the llth, the Imperial
ist forces advanced against the citadel
with sealing ladders, and the rebels re-
treated through the southern gates, and
pushed towards the wharves, in hopes Of
finding refuge on board their feet; bu,
in this, numbers OF them were disappoin,-
ed, in consequence Of tn. boats which usu
ally ply there for hire having all KEEP, on,
Of the way. Many attempted to reach
the inks by swimming, or upon the
planKs, bat all these were unsuccessful,
and most of them were drowned.
Dreadful cruelties were perpetrated by
the captors upon those unfortunates who
fell into their hands; and il is estimated
that abou, 900 were killcd-a large pro-
portion OF whom were ,nassacred in cold
blood. As an actOf humanity, the En-
glish Consul used his influence to stop the
butchery, and the commanders Of the
Hermcs, Steamer, and Bittcrn, sloop,
considered themselves called upon to in
terfere, and consequently landed with a
body oil men, drove of the Iinpcrialists
from the wharves, aud rescued abo;: 400
OF their prisoners, 200 OF whom we've
wounded, some of them mortally, and all
these were placed under medical treat.
ment.
Two vessels belonging to the Japan
Expedition, the Vandalia and the South.
ampton. have departed for Loo Choo, and
i, is thought that the rest Of tn squadron
will soon follow them. The Plymouth
was left at Loo Choo on the return o. the
vessels last August, and she IS daily ex-
pee,ed here to take on board provisions
and other stores. The Mississippi is
again the flag ship, and is lying off Ma.
Gao The Susquehanna and Macedonia
are at this place, the Powllattan is off
Whampoa, and the Supply OF Canton
The Saratoga is still at Shanghac, and is
to mcett the other ships a, Loo Choo. The
Queen, small steamer OF 1877 tons, ha,
been chartered by Commodore Perry a.
a dispatch vessel, and to lie off the facto
ries at Canton whenever it may be deem
cd necessary during the absence Of tn,
squadron. The Lexington store ship,
is daily expected from the United States
and none of the Kinggold squadron hay,
yet reached here.
p. S.--By an arrival from Shangha,
we have received intelligence Of the cap
ture ofthe ,cAols Iasurgent fleet bythe I'm
perialist naval forces.