New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-16
THE CHINESE WAR.

Details are to hand confirming teegrsphic accounts
OF the Chinese troubles. An extra of The CANA MAJ
OF Dec. 10 says:
The factories have been buht down by the Chinese,
and the only particulars we have sscerained are that
az II O'Clock on Sunday night the flames burst out
in every direction. Vigorous efforts we're made by the
seamen and mariners to stop its progress, but all al
temps were fruitless and the FIRE ragged throughout
the night and up to the time of the steamers leaving.
At first some hopes entertained that the flames
might be extinguished, but fresh fires burst out
Dant & Co.'S premises the fret 10 90, and The
whole of Paushun Hong. Imperial, French Mnques
Soike; all the hongs, indeed are destroyed. Tho DOLLY
houses untouched when the steamer left. wore the
British Consulate, Augustine Heard g. Co.'S, II. jar
dine, Matteson & Co.'S, Turner & Co.'s, and one or
two others in the English Hong; Russell & Co.'S, in
Swedish Hong, and Wetmore Co.'S, Imperial Hong,
aud whether they would ultimately escape was very
doubtful.
The three Banks Oriental Agra and Mercantile,
were on fire. with no hopes Of saving them. Admiral
Seymour had Withdrawn his men into the garden the
only refuge left for foreigners.
What steps the Admiral means to take are unknown;
bat there is little doubt that the City Of Canton will be
no longer spared, and the discharge Of rockets aad
shell is already said to have commenced.
The papers then proceed to relate the events that
occurred before the burning Of the factories. II re-
ported that he Chinese have apologized 10 the Amer
lean authorities for the ourages committed against the
American flag.
The London Times Hong Kong correspondence
dated Dec. Is, Gays:
On the 18th Nov, Capt Foote OF the United States
ship Portsmouth, the way from Whampos 10
Canton in the shps piDnace for the purpose Of with
drawing the American Marines stationed in the foreign
factories when in passing the Barrier Forts the boats
were fred at By the Cbinese, and was obliged to put
back to Whsmpoa notwithstanding that the American
Dag was fiyng at the time and was aso waved from
The boat 90 that there might be ne mistake. The
American dag men ofwar Portsmouth and LevAnt
moved up the river and bombarded the forts which the
Chinese defended, b-avely replying with well d.
rec.ed fire, killing two men aud wounding othes, and
doing some damage to the vessels. Commodore Arm
stIopg then wrote TO the VIceroy, dem anding "a
apology within tweny.four hours. The reply being
Unsatisfactory, the Americans at once proceeded 10
take the iorts which they have since destroyed.
In this service several lives were lost. Since this
took place, Yeh has written TO the American
thores TO cay their flag shall be respected au5 yat
il was entirely mistake that led 10 the lsundes.and
ing. There yet or two small points at issus;
but We understand that the Americans will ACCEPT this
apology, and withdraw from Csntsn.
. Ire Penipotentaries ard Naval Commanier.in-
Chief Of Great Britain and America have held coa-
ference Canton, but there have been results Of
importance arrived at
Tie China NAL Of the lltb says that the Ausri
cans net with fatal accident in completing the de-.
strUc,ion Of the Barrier Forts One OF the mines er
ploded through the carelessness Of q seamso-kiInx
hm and two of bis sLipmstes, and wouniing SIX
oihe's.
"The Pcrt.mcuth and Lsvsnt had returned 70
Whampos.
"A dispatch Gays the Fecch had destroyed some
forts"