The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-23
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
ThursdNy NierntWx, April II 1857.
An AWertcan MlercNa-.'s Opisiea upon
the Chinese q aarrei.


An Awericaa nlercNa az, Opisisa upon
the Chinese Qaarrei.
The following Is the copclusion Of the nnal let'
ter of = correspondence between Silas Burrows
and Commodore Armstrong, commanding the
American feet In the Chinese waters, upon the
position ia which American commerce and navi
cation on the coast Of China has been placed by
the American Intervention In the quarrel between
the English and Chinese, and the subsequent de-
struction by the American fee, of the Bogue
forts:
.Iao a. an American citizen. most solemnly re-
rnon.rste and protest against your acts at Canton
and on the Canton river aud record my opinion that
the Chinese perfectly justified in firing on your
boats do protest aiaiost your having, Ia time of
pea.e and without any ast6cation, invaded the city
OF nation at peace and amty with us do protest
assnst your having your cannon in The streets
Of Canton. aud your having taken possession OF New
Ch,us street where tbs richest shopkeepers were,
driving the fsom their property, and prevent
ing them from having .ss to their homes l pro-
test against your having allowed your sailors pre-.
Chiaese. to use Ere arms aud shoot down Chnanen
wherever they could bs seen.
:" prote. ssains your hsvn declared WAT on tns
Chimes. Without any just.hcaton, thus enoanseA'Ae
the lives and property OF American citikens II ,,r
IL protect against your h.vina involved on cou
ton and then, withou, any notice OF your
leavi . fees of Amsrican ve@sh at h;rs 49,
whsr. th, lives of all on board ard their lhiIs
I'sbe % destruction from 'hs des''' 'o''AS'
aroused. ,;..r.
~ protest AZ ainst your hsg1uE omelshs " T9h
that the only American interests you IeN q. a.
poa were a fostius Bethel church, uuooeopieo' an
sbandoned bospjtsl hulk and 8 ship chandler mug
known a. Cooks shop, and that you OILY to' -;
Am. riesn citizens at that psSe .rss.. and two
ei,;,ens Won rentio,. YOU left q fact OF American
vessels wit reach of your guns Win thelr Hmer
flag, eytns and their ohcHrs ana gu ooS..'
To ale m NJ
docks, s.esn engines and msteriasa al Whhmpoa, VI
a value Of not Ices thsn one hundred thousand doi
Lars which property the American merchantmen en-
dssyorsd 10 protect BY remaining At Whampoa but
alt Of which was burned on their departure. pro
test INST your leaving the seat OF war OF your
wsgins and coming to the british colony OF nons
Kong whsre the presence of your ships l. not re-
CURED for the objection of this American commerce
and vhere the British power il competent TO protect
all at Hong Kong"
The New York Herald publishes extracts from
the letter of an American merchant at Hong Kong
which makes the following statement:
Reside a. l do in Hone Kong under British pro
lection aud laws, do not consider it consistent with
my duty to give the history Of the present British
and Chir.se war. wh;ch hare no doubt aott end IN
the annexation Of the southern part Of emma 10 he
British CTolcn. The past acted BY our navy mere 10
most hu ni1ains, and at present and f'r some tmr
past all tho protection afforded American lnteres s
on the Canton river, has been from the British men
of-war.
that the poor Chimes, Will nave az sstislsceoh
eiven then for tho gross outrages committed on them
by the American forces. The Chinese were perfect
" ju.tiiabe in firing the Am .ricsn fos. Canton
Is nearly destroyed the American force first landing,
which led the English to follow. and the destruction
of life and properly Is fearful; and to end all the
American forces destroyed the four barrier forts
of great strength and would cost sf million OF
dollars repair them The principal loss onr forces
sustain in capturing and destroying these forth "a
ti1ns wa, from the accidental firing Of their own
mines placed under tbs granite foundations twelve
feet thick All the cannon also destroyed
among which ordnance wsre some twenty-four feet
long and nine inch bore, carrying a twenty seven
inc1 shot In circumference.
Commodore Armstrong with his forcs. does not
think like to trust himself within reach of the Man
DARN squadron, but hope we shall nave me one
here, at no distant period, who will visit Whampo,
aud Canton and let US know whether we are at wa
peace .
10th our Consuls at Canton and Horg Kons wher
the kpgisb stormsd the old city accompanied ths
British forces.