New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-06
CHINA.

UoSG-KosG. Dee 3O-At Canton the foreign fac
tories h,ye been burned TO the ground. The fire com
rp.pced about IL p. m. the 18th inst; and, al
though every effort was made TO arrest tbe n'meS, IL
stro,ed with one exception, which has since been
quilted by the Chinese. II Vas the rerult OF wei
planned and .1ecu'ed scheme on the par Of the Chi
Dete. The fire broke out simultaneously al dnsrent
points ard was aided by combustbee, ire balls and
rockets, thrown from the suburbs. Many Chinese
houses ere also burned.
The Hong Kong Register Of Dec. - supplies the
follow INK particulars;
CaSTos, Wednesday Dec II, 1876.
Avsilr9 my.elf Of the departure of the LILY, under
charter by Messrs. Russell Co.. for the purposo OF
rtuovir their furniture IN the event OF the mousse nav
g tscat Cd az reported destruction BY the late tire
sr,ed al D. H. 70 zee the ruins Of the factories at
Canton.
At The B.rrier witnessed fer the fret time the re-
suit of tie American operations the whole OF tne iors
having been completely and effectively knocked to
peces the ruins wing clearly the great strength Of
IN uasonIy. | must here correct al error 10 your
account Of the American opera1ons IL there state1
that Hogquss Folly Is on the north west point OF
Wbampos leland having Fioler's reach above 1t and
pearer Canton. The writer seems to have been led
into the m1take by taking bis localities from the chart
IL the account Of the cruise of the Nemesi. where Il
20 laid dO~r. and where have heard people asrert II
was at ne the II they and the chart are correct me
fort has shown wonderful power OF locomot'on az 70
row the ott CT Ge creek and has been there eVes
.nce remember il in l8fi. We saw the slxgun oa'-
h mentioned II the Account u maae " INC oonS
uary process of cutting eubrasures In the emo snk-
mont and directly commands Nspiers Fort, but DOE
not iDfa6e the spproscA to II, and could only nave
been mi. pded 10 fire aer Il wa IN the poeseesion 0,
the asssanss Passed the French foily-a nrs OF
urs Paced the Dutch Folly, With the teet OF o'eIs
wing ueder 4 lee all eyes en1iousy ookin9 OUT iot
he scspe Of the coDfagrstion- A beautiful, quiet
morning The church clock making five minutes TO :;
We steam steadily .loug past the British garden ano
see Lo'hiDg but ruiDs-psst the American garoen,
lo'fi-g but rins-psst The outside actolss 100 saut
emit AID dropping anchor, We hsye the wnos scehe
Of destruction before rs. boat from me e. uls
rres slop,sde and inforrns that there 70 stu one
tock ~ hutdirgs stsndipg-thst occupied by Messrs
W n Wsrdey & Co., ard Meesrs. Ezra judah
md hat part Of The godorn Of Aessrs. Tuner Co.
ted az bs-rsck BY the men Of the 3sth Regiment
On going on shore found that . hng OF sentrie
we're posted round the ea.Gebs DeIt tie factories: ans
,hs. 70 one wss allowed 20 90 outside OF them 10 th
| American garden or 70 tho Outside factories. Urea
puu ttrs of Chinese were observed among the ruins
| busily engaged in plundefirs They hid been so en-
esged since the commencement Of the IRE, ana MAD
BID been shot bet orcers had j1ss been Issued 70 st
| ell flilg, and :hge thty were wandering soout "
ruirs, picking up puuder, 10 the manifest ans
Of the soloiers sbo Semsd TO think Them rair san'
| We learned that Messrs. Russell Co.'S houses %
rot been set Oh fire Until o'clock the previous ever
irg 60 tia. the Coromandes rews on VA suo,cc' W
| premature az she left before ehst hour.
On hquiIirg into .Is cfgin OF ihe are iieaEns' y"