The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-04-03
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IL discovered both " LonQQn ano Can /
ion 70 bo bed bufiness AZ London,
Lord Palmerstop's ministry has been
oonsurod for endorsing the piraiicai and
wautoniy destructive and murderous pol
10y that has been pursued BY tho British
Juicials at Caution. And It sppears that
Admiral Seymour miscalculatod the efIec,
which bis incondiary and slaoghterous
performances would produce on the Chi.
nose. Instead Of bursting the old En-
pire 70 atoms A. once By striking blow
while the preosrious oontes, was going
on between the Imperialists and Insur-
gents, aud having the opportunity Of be.
ing 6rst in the scramble for the rich and
curious fragments. the broadsides OF the
British have, to great extent, healed the
diSsonsions among the Chinamen, who
are now waging war agsinst the arrogont
houIs-burners and assassins who claim 10
be their ruperiors in civilization, not on
y with cannon, musksl and dagger, bu,
with Gre aud poison. No means Of des-
sroying foreigner or any thing that is q
Foreigners. are lof, uhlriod by the OeloS.
tiAlI. They know that they have been
foully Wronged in a spirit Of intolerable
insolence, and are not sorupulous Ia pro
curing revenge. The following from the
Psfis Moniteur Of the 4sh, will show how
hOs.iliiio' are carried on
Hozs KoEo, Jan. Is.
"The English Admiral, Sir MiobmI
Seymour, found Il necessary TO abandon,
on the 18th. the position he had taken ia
the garden Of the factories He has de-.
ioided, after blowing up lhe Dutch Folly,
which has hitherto been the center Of hi,
operations againsl the city, to hold nc
other portion Of Canton than Birds Nesl
Fort. Before quitting the entreuchment,
which he has made, the Admiral ha,
caused the suburbs TO be Get Gre TO, and
burnt TO the west and southeast Of Oh,
factories. This measure, by isolAtina
the walled portion Of tho city. making /
more easily reached by the shells Of the
squadrons.
"The rebel heel has Joined the Imps
rial, 70 make common war upon che En-
glish. Six hundred war junks. are as
semblsd In the river. The Chinese sseu
resolved 70 block vp every channel b.
sinking junks in the numerous branches O
the Canton river.
"The evening before the burning o.
the suburbs Of Canton. an operation
which cost The Euglish three men killeC
and several wounded, a numerous squad
ron Of war iunks attacked che merchant
steamer Foi Ma white Horse) which
was coming down the river; she, howev
er, escaped them. The Chinese lodged
more than tweAty shot in her hull
"On the 18th the anchorage Of Wham
poa was abandoned Ivy the Europeans
The steamers, which toWed, under tn,
protection Of the ships Of war. the JsOatin.
IISsllings Of Ae English and 4msrieanI
,Uere YET IN sight vhen tie Chinese wsr,
piildgiRg all that the foreigners had bee,
compelled 10 leave in hs doeks and isdrs
houses on Me river bank. Without n
SlighieSt Distinction of EAs property Of aAl
one nation.
Hong Kong Is suffering under fright
ful panic, which increases daily. Tn
fordign residents Of the colony have OF
ganized themselves into a military foroC
and their patrols shoot, without mercy
A any Chinese who may be seen in III
streets or on the house tops after oighto'
clock At night.
"At the departure Of the courier th
? European colony Of Hong Kong appear
> cd 20 have been poisoned. aud the famil
of Sir John BoWring especially was suI
fering intense agouies, All the Chimes
bakers had ded. Il is thought that the
D had effected q general poisoning of IN
= foreign residents Fortunately no on
has yeI died"
!. SIoNAPORH. Thursday. Jan. 8.
a Great alarm prevails at the Europea
colony Of Singapore. in consequence
= the news from Canton ard the excitemel
d Of the native population. or the 10, 90
IS inhabitants Of Singapore there are n,
% 800 Europeans capable Of bearing arm
"a and not more than 900 uepoys. Al d
other inhabitants are naturally their en-
u mica. and the Chinese. who constitu
o. eight-tenths Of the population, threat,
In the Europeans with 6rs and pillAge. Tn,
"a have posted up plaoard in the Chine
language in different parts Of the tow
offering 900 piastros for the head Of Il
a Governor, or Of the President, tie Judg
"a or head Of the Police. This threat h
a. not happily, IS yet. been attended wi
4, any results. The foreigners have arm,
" themselves. and keep yigilant watch
4 night 10 protect their property.