New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-23

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s,. ,onnss f,nn De Enooupter which gives about one
in three or the firing frvm the Barracuda,
3 ficuli 10 distinguish which sctasty ours', gu.
certain that We had some very bad fuses - he very
uidst ~ the fort on the hill aod the gaIsn1 oe'eH
ru.hed out in most admired disorder" Dial
In the night of the 9Th eighteen men OF me hoya.
Artillery, under Captain RAttn and suoane, ., 80
M 10 Cano ON in the Lily and neI' morn ne tok ene-e
Of the two 32.poundeTs placed IN Poenoo ,ne Tb,v
fore BY the blue jackets on the Dutch fopy LTai,S
marines ard small ann Den, win CaP'9tn -
Stewart and Lieutenant Caster also went up toe saie
pia BIT In tie CoropAndel The lard force, too, .ss
incrt astd by FORT. fve men nom The tn''e1 -
chip LevsIt Firing from the Dutch fohy uho., "a
conf ard ID Captain Hall, ofthe Caenitsl comn'ehS
az about one O'Clock on the 18th, a. alIno.t 'in'-o
rapee in order to breach the wall The EncoanU!,
mean while. fred sbel i'll excellent style. Dufins nc
time the nights OF Canton were covered Win sou
ard the hopsetcps with men-ieale apPa,enT2y o.
the striking shot In the first quarter OF al nyti
eieh'eep shots were fired from the Dutch ply, anu
steady fire. getting clover by degrees, was CONTINUES
till dSrk the Encounter also throwing 10 shei, aoou
every quarter If an hOur or twenty minutes lIe &c
suh Of the fire was that the Governor General nous
sas set n fire about two p aud the hre coniinuI
all the afternoon extending on both sides. ou' Isss
toward tie factories than down the river. Inc
marine. about 100 strong had BEEN embarked 70 20
down ard hold the part of the city wall that the tFo
ems v.re brt acbing through or the Governors
bCuse but on the fire breaking out they were relshdeu
and tie Folly continued steady hre mo the mo-
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on the elders ofhe villages around circulated rehoh-
strapces on rcd paper round The factories. .u
The fire which commenced the afternoon OF Ihe
sth continued throughout the night and lald pare 's
south wall Of the city for distance of between no ana
th,sc hundred yaIds-ihe hoDGs and houses desroyeI
being hcse valuable pre- peries between the wall anu
The sea iQuaDmee TuugLiog, and o3er Chnchew
horgs. Ire Encounters Gun gave her nrst shoI on
The sqth AT about Il O'Clock, and soon after FOL
low cd by Il guns in the Dutch foDy. Inc SoroulM-
de went down for more Of the NaDki1s and Calcutta
men. 80, ,,,, w..
AND A mandarin with blue button without feather
called Oh Consul Psrkes al held most animated con-
ycIsation for nearly an hour. There appeared TO be
hut little ctrt ony in the matter, as passers by al
rscted by the Co6sus loud tones could see him sitting
uncovered All that could be CLEANED from chinese
b,saudtrs wss, No can settee.' The Admiral went
into The Consulate during the interview. Horq1s ind
bis tomraoe with four mandarin-capped attendants,
tick their departure as they cane In a small hong
boat at the garden steps.
The anony nous mandarin was the project so 10 AL
him Of Loo Choc-foo who had been sent by the Gov
error General Yeh 10 the British Consulate 10 ascer-
tsin the extent of cur demands. Consul Parkes de-
Tweed TO him from Admir- al Seymour this demand:
That the foreign representatives al Canton should
have the ZANE scct-s the Chinese authorities a. at
"other porte" TIE Project was, moreover, told, be-
fore leaving the Consulate that the British Admra',
satisfied hat be was night, had resolved TO vlt The
Govern General at his palace. and that tue gates
were not opened TO him he would enter through the
To the demand Of the Admiral answer was return
I'd but about II a. H. tie Chinese opened fire on tue
British from The French Folly. The stoimng party
shortly eferward left the shi ps for the rendezvous on
the Dutch Folly. The firing from the French Folly had
bv Ills time ceIsed One of the fagstatfs fronting the
Ysmun was knocked down by the Folly shoi The
Encounter kept up brisk shellng. Commodore
Rates end MI Master Johnston CALAMITY mounted the
breach before the stoTning party anoed, and, for
fw minute stood sharp hre OF musketry fortunate
urecsibtd. Enough was seen on the reconnoltre 10
conclude the plan OF attach ana a6 ~ p; M TUG
dore ELiot-Cart. the Hon. Keith Stewart leading the
naval smaL.aIm men-Ieit the Folly. Al 2;U tney
roJuteo the breach and kept up brlsk yoieys on the
Chinese toldery, VINO OILY returned iols enough "
lii one of our marines and to wound Elk others Com
usnder Bates Was the first 10 plant the British g,
quickly followed on 10 the wall by Captains Pei
rose and Boyle, and Licuterants Button Henry,
Sgale and Alnut, with their marines. The city gate,
tbout 100 yards cast Of the breach being opened SUIT
fciepy for enc 10 pass Admiral Seymour, attended oy
CAPTAIN Hall Of Calcutta entered at precisely 5:iV
D. no. Shots from the Chinese were still flying In
dangerous proX NIFTY, when his E1cellelcy ordered
fcldpece mounted il the breach, to be directed on
huge mud wall fronting tie Goyenor-Generals
Youun. Commodore Elliot, however, appeared to
fink thee vas tAorter way OF getting in Than mat,
and preceded to cut Gown a wood pa!isadng on the
sice Il rough which al $40 p. m, Admiral Seymour
and cutie proceeded the approach to Tie GoVernof-
Generals reception hall.
On arriving al this place, three dead ooaies were
msuity; and A6mirsl Seymour, simply taking turn
ION, d 'Le sp6T,uCuis, returned TO me breach, ana
shuUy after lef for the Folly.
Ii icing IN pc. slOc 10 hold The walls without mnch
a,c,r force lie soIners retired al little before b,
III. iuuo amer 2 tic Chinese being that they were
driven hack. As the MARINES we're retiring from the
wall they were fred on from mounted glngahs the
effect besg two killed on tie spot and some halt
CCzCn wounded
A fresh Ere broke ont at the blown-up gate and,
horne on by strong north west wind, ragged iuously
thIcughCut the night and consumed the Whole OF tue
Lous. On the water eide of the city wal down TO and
beyCud the entaLce OF me cIleA aUtes1 ne uIuPhal
arch on the Honan side
On tie 18th occasional shos nom The oily at at
tempting lepaneIs of the breach were all the narke
OF eIatons bl1e jackets on shore beng engaged 10 dem
clifton OF the house, on boh sldee OF Tue street. N rear
Fjri1y nom the Dutch Folly commenced en- the Dist
at a. NJ. and luled for coupe OF hours after III
o'clook The steamer Canton arrived early with ABOUT
eighty marines who were landed IN The gdra.rs The
C0omaI also up hour alter her, and az 40
l6it ter Hong hopg.
A p!acsrd vas posted up in the city ana subIvos
-6siDg TIE hesd.moIey Tor each foreigner from SO y
C(0 iae!s 1t tIanspcd that the removal Of the whole
OF lchs treasure valuable properly from The pal
ace took place on the light when the first shell from
the E1counter was thrown Ito the city Three thu
ssnd Coolies were employs ed the whole ght 10 carry
mo 6yRv bs effects Neh Is rtputed 70 be enormously
rcn lis treasure i. mostly in yoid During the 3ist
the shce;s in the back Of Danish Hong and Old and
New China streets were banlcaded by the ChIDese
with bsles of cotton. On the same day the steamer
Queen lcft for Hong Kong with large number Of Par
see md Mshouetsn merchants. Be!Dg .peaceable
peope, they had been uneasy ever snce the disturb
~ ee commenced. At the sane time most OF the Ma
ca vcung uer mhde Themselves scaIce, as the Cover
ncr declined pontbionk send up the brig ofw.r to
Csutop for the protection OF bis Portuguese subjects.
On the 18th, Ctne,e pecards were posted IN the
streets Canton il Of the factories. TO TIE effect
mat "Yeh having tezed some robbers, the English,
Who were in league with the rebels and opponents Of
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