New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19
CHINA.

The great feature Of the news is the bom0ardInent
Of Canton by the English feet under Admiral Seymour
It In thus reported in telegraPhc dispatch to me
London TINES of Dec. 90:
TRIESTE Dee. q.
The ste amer America arrived here to-day at 10 D. a.,
In l47 hours from Alexandria, which port che lett on
sh@ Goth Of December
The India mails had arrived there with advlces from
Bon bay TO the Sd of Decemberi Calcutta the "a OF
November; Madras, the 9Th OF Nogenbtr: Ceylon,
on the 29,b November; Hong Kong the l9,h OF No
vember; Shanghai the 9th Of Nevember Melbourne,
The Goth OF October; and Sydney, the 10TH OF October
Alt O.. m Ton the GOTH neither the Ripon nor the
Vsletls was IN sight.
A serious coissn bad taken place at Canton between
the Bri.h authorities AMI Yeh, the Chinese Governor
General
vss boarded The Sh OF October by Chinese force,
AND twelve Of the crew seized. Consul Parks pro-
eeeS ed board and was insuted and threaene1 win
violence. TIE remonsSnces made to \ oh weretreated
with contempt. .
On the 2lst of October the matter was placed 10 ths
har os of Admiral Seymour.
Hostile commenced on the oath of o 2tober
The forts O. Canton were taken and several OF them
destroyed
Y.h persisted in rejecting Admiral Seymour's de-
maDOs Tor satisfaction or even an in'ervle"
On tie 9th of October fire was opened on tue city
wshs and on the Govern Or's palace.
The city walls we're breached and stormed On the
29th Of October. The troops penetrated to the Palace,
but were withdrawn in the evening
The loes three killed and l. wounoe1.
ATTEMPTS at negotiation continued ultless. and
on the 50 ard 4th of November the old city was
bOnbarded.
On the 9th of November tweOty three war: uuks
were attsch ed by the Barracuda, aud all destroyed.
Time was again granted TO the Chinese, but no sgns
were given OF cub mission.
According TO the last accounts the Bogue forts had
been captured The ia ,toies had been almost totally
vsca,ed by the foreign community
Property to large amount had been destroyed by
.r.s a, N .4ondstu
At Hong KcIg exchange was 4 IA to 49, at Shang-
fse, 7I5. - ,ose
Exports Of tea 90 500 100 10 exports silk 1880
bales Exchange 4IS at Caution, and It Shanghae.
SILK seulr ments at ShsDgbae SO COS bales prices
have sdvar ced $40 yet no great supplies attracted
The London DAILY NtUs of Dec. 80, gives the fol-
lowing additional particulars;
Adyices from Alexandria beyond those published
Yesterday from Trieste reader it possible 10 obtain
teleIsbly complete aud connected view OF the recsnt
occurrences at Canton.
1t has more than once been mentioned by our cor
respondent at Hong Kong hS the intercourse between
the Bfiu,h authorities and the Governor of Cant N
has for some time been embarrassed with growing
Sieul lee the result of the unredesset grievances OF
Bril,h merchants On the 9Th of October the Chinese
auihoI.s mated their career of arbitrary VIZ
knee by seizng q lorcha under British colours, aud
making prisoners Of the crew. IL Is statet on coh
authority tla thew cut off the heads Of four of the
crew. The COnsul, Mr. Parkes, the British agent on
the spot pTocee ded first on board the lorcha, and
afteIw ards endeavOred to obtain an interveg with
the mandaIiLs On board the lorcha he was me
paced and the maDd6rns refused to give any KIDD OF
eyplaDsiion Of the proce' ding.
The Consul Immediately dispatched intelligence Of
these events TO Sir John BDwrDg at Hong Kong, aud
ALEC 10 Sic Michael seymour who was On the sQ't, aud
feprisals were commen ,ed in mid form by the sez
are OF a mssdarin junk, which the Commodore the
Hon c. q. j. b. Eliot of the Sybille, took and seat
INTO Hong Kong Mean while the Consul seut in
strong remonstT 10 Ieh, the Governor OF the city
e. which returned. tlnung all DIS
oil, vain, Consul Pakes renowned further attempts
at oonoiiston aud naval force soon appeared onthe
scene.
On the 18th of October Sir Michse Seymour dis
patched from Hong Kong the screS corvette Enc0un-
tar, IA guns and the steam soOp sampson, 3, for
Nbaupos in the hrst instance with large force OF
marines and blue Jackets sao the slOop Birra
ccuta iolloR we'd with further detaohments Adm raj
Seymour himself then proceeded to Canton and un
deTtook the direction Of the operations The BdtBh
and other traders we're officially warned of the posture
OF affair." and commercial transactions, which for
week before had been little more than nominal, were
suspended.
The river in front of Canton is rather broader tn an
the II London B'dge, bat the deptl of water
does not exceed tSO iabouS, while the narrow pas
ssges by which access gained 10 on the etsero SIDE
Of the bland Of Whsmpoa have depth not exceeding
fsthOm and half The city is eXterpsy guarded oy
five forts of which two the land side snd two
en- Pearl River Tsese were attacked and taken by
our county men on the 9th of October. Al attempt
then made by Admiral Seymour - terminate the
difficulty ~ithout further hosttes. but the Chiaese
Governor would pether give satisfaction nor gran, an
initrvies Ia the British commander.
Admiral Seymour then determined 20 attack the city
htelf wall, compo'ei partly OF sandst ,ne sud
partly ot brick ouo1s CaJton; II is about 80 feet
high and % feet thick and s mounted with cannon.
Against this vail fire opeoed on The 9th October
and by the Ugh practical breach had besu opened
Though which the TROOPS entered. Tue Governors
pslsce situate In the south ses'ern part Of the
city, gained, out sppears not 20 have proved 5
petition worth holding for the troops were ~itliawn
IN the evening, with the loss Of ouy three killed and
twelve wounded
r further attempt which was nov msde TO negotiate
prov, VAIN and Il then resolved to attack the
old inner or Mautchou portion Of the city divided
from the Southern by high msssive stone W L and
containing the garrison of Canton. Ih's part Of tne
atty bombsrded on the I'd and 4'h # Move nb-r,
and tbe 9th the Barracuda destroyed % " unks.
Another interval Of reflection then grated 20 the
Chinese Governor bat At the ate of the lsst acc lnt
kom Canton which had reached HoOg Kong no sisns
Of an accommodation were dscernibe.
The lmperialst garrison of Csu'on was in very
veal cred Tsfe The Governor bad raised toe pay OF
common soldiers from &c 70 IS month Kswelln fo),
the capital Of the adjoining Pro,iroe of Eang.i vas
sose invested by the iosury-Dts who il thought
ud probably attack the Nntahou Governor soon
NJ bis rev embarr assmeas became ko1sn
Dor feet OF wa sbps in he Chinese Ssas il 81 this