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BRTlsH-NEws FROM CH1SA.-The capture
Of Bushre by the British is confirmed
Bushirc is Persian port on the Persian
gulf. place OF considerable commercial
importance and well fortified. with popu-
latlon of 90 900. Ii is built of stone and
makes u fine appearance. Several British
ships arrived off that port on the 10Th Of
November, correspondence ensued, and on
the Sd Of December the British sent on
shore a copy Of the declaration Of war. On
the 4th the British took possession Of .he
Island of karrack without opposition, as n
military depot. On the morning Of the 9th
the army in two brigades advanced along
the coast, the ships sailing little ahead on
their flank. The ship Usage shelled the
fort of Bushire and dislodged the garrison,
800 of whom took up a new pc ston to OPP
pose the British advance Brigadcr Stop
ford was shot dead while waving on his
men to the attack The British thereupon
rushed upon the enemy, who fought sharply
with the bayonet until driven back upon the
fort, whence they attempted to escape, but
were met by the British rifles seward and
by cavalry landward. Col MelOt of the
cavalry was killed. The enemy, who were
not Persians but Arabs, lost three chiefs
and large number OF men
The reported British loss is 3j. Bushire
was then summoned to surrender, and the
city was bombarded and replied steadily for
four hours, and then surrended and the
British entered the town The governor
commander of the fleet, and an officer report
ed to be the minister Of war, were made
prisoners. The garrison, being too hume.
rOns to RETAIN We're escorted some distance
into the interior and then liberated Bush
ire is proclaimed British territory and a
freeport. The city was quiet, but there are
reports of abominable conduct on the part
Of the British after the capitulation of the
town.
Details by mail from China confirm the
Geographic accounts Of affairs at Canton
The factories of foreign merchantswere burnt
by the Chinese. the flames bursting out il
every direction at about | O'Clock Sunday
night. Vigorous but fruitless efforts wcr,
made by the seamen and marines to stop the
progress of the flames, and the fire rageC
throughout the night and up to the time o
o"tcr .Hi"ed .i,'t th" flames might be extin
guished but fresh fires continued to burs
out. All the hongs were destroyed, the onl'
houses untouched when the steamer lief
being that Of the British consulate and sew
cral others, and whether they would ulti
mately escape was very doubtful Tn,
three banks were on fire, with no hopes o
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