The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-28
CITY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 49, 1857

for the night with the exception Of the brave fellows who
had made the attack and who made everything roar VIII
their hearty and repeated cheering they returned 10
their quarters at the factories -
To-day Thursday little has been done the hng mas
been kept up eisurey from the Dutch Folly with an occs
sons shell from the Encounter The object OF ~ was merely
keep the breach open the Chinese have been trying
repair and to maintain the advantage gained yes,er
day until the arrival of renforceEontS from Hong Kong
The men have been employed during the day IN pulling
d6wn more buildings in the Of the facoriesA Precan
onsry agas fire rsre z learn r. iSs, Rs1
French of American missionaries was to'aiy de
sroyed together with its contents Mr. French had re-
moved almost nothing having been assured that hs noass
was out of danger. His books manuscripts, and much
property belonging TO the mission were therefore, all ios
we his hospital and stores which have been ihe
means OF relief to many thousands Oh panent move o
ent which trust will be successful Is TO be sci on loot
for his relief
si- Michael Seymour, who commands the British naval
forces Is rearadr % she Whit and was distinguished
in the Baltic during the war; where be IN chie
during the interim between the recall of Sir Charss Naps
and the appointment of Admiral Dundas Sir MchaeIs
cooness rrnsss and military skim Which has display
3D. w- for the regard for life and property which ne
has s the time manifested II win be very strange II he
sees the of this matter without acquiring some new
privileges from the Chinese least insisting en- those
guaranteed by the treaty, which has been practically In
some respects, dead letter.
TIE CHINESE VERSION or THE MoNsrRANoE OF
PEOPLE CANTON,
The following letter vas sent by the inhabitants Of Can
to the English plenipotenay demonstrating against
the recent hostilites: ~eagi Il
Every question has its rights every position its con-
tngences Of advantage and vantage We cannot re-
ran stating those incidental To the present one fo
the benefit of your excelencys nation.
We the Cantonese, who have been born and brought
up in this place of the public service some OF
us in trade whatever vocaon have each all our
property very food and rament in this city and to all
of hundreds of thousands in NUMBER the city our
base and our foundation.
Your nation has traded at Canton for than CEN
tury during which it may be said that between you and
ourselves the Cantonese there hare been relations o friend
ship, and not of hostility
The late a6air Of The orcha frs aOds no case
for seated amosno great offence that could not be
forgotten Yet you have suddenly taken up arms and for
several days you have been firing shell until you have
burned dwellings and destroyed people in untold numbers
cannot be either told how many old people infants and
females left their homes in aicop your country
have this they have surely heard have they
not that such is the case2 What offence has been com
mtted by the people of Canton that such calamity should
befall them 81
aAgain it has to knowledge that you are in
sisting official receptions within the CITY, This is
doubtless with a view amcable relations; but when
your only proceeding is to- open fire upon us which
destroys The people, supposng that you were to obtain
admission the city, still the sons brothers. and kim
dred of the people whom you have burned out and killed
will be ready to lay down their lives be avenged
your counymeD will the authorities be able TO pre-
them The authorities able to accord your ed
such of your countrymen do enter perfect immunity
fom harm IT, then, your countrymen were admitted,
could you always have large force here for their proec
ton protecting force cannot remain here any great
length of me and if death and wounds TO be the
condition of your entering it what boon would admission
into the city be, even were you to obtain It =
"There is another point although shells have been flying
against the city for several days burning buildings and
destroying life FIRE has been returned by the troops
This is friendly and coneeding Il is enough to content
you and you resoried to hostlites for small matter
so now The sake of the peoples lives you suspend
them; and considering what has been achieved at the
present stag of proceedings there allow them teri
nate Why add another difficulty TO The existing one and
interruption of the friendly understanding be-
tween countriesG
aToconcude tits well power far neither
is it right let eud confirm itself that il cannot be
ended There point OF which you lose sight you
not remember that authorities subject promo
tion translation and similar changes of Office which may
remove them from Kwangtung In the twinkling Of an
eye its whoe establishment may be changed but the
tive trader has been here generation after generation from
father son. from grandsre to grandson for hundreds
and thousands of years without interruption Of the lint.
You do reflect upon the distant fuurethat to inict
injury the Canton people to make enemies of thou
sands and millions of that the longer the feud
dures the deeper rooted it will be that the protrac
ed the struggle the impetuous viii be the zeal for it
1t is in your power go the extreme length of injury
that be inflicted. To resolve this is trucuenty to-
contemplate The determination of every living being in Can
to contemplate the total abandonment of its trade
What in that case would beyour gain And if resolved
go this length how you TO dispose of the French,
the Americans and other foreign nations?
This is the unanimous declaration made with sincerity
and of the Cantonese We submit it in the
hope that your exceency will degn to consider it, and
respectfully present wishes for your excelency peace
and prosperity"
WHAT DO WITH CHINESE TIME
IFrom London Times, Janunry2l
Without however embarrassing ourselves for the mo-
with this contingency, should lose time in
carefully considering what the present coDjuncture
quires at hands. Nothing is vain conceive
that any chassement inflicted the city Of Canton how
the government at Pekin. In the first place, should
any account of the transaction reach the it is be
distorted and perverted entirely to prevent its hav
ing the effect the Celestial mind which anxious
produce and toleraby true version should by
any reach the Emperor Of the attack on
Canton the demolition of principal city would
be regarded with far different feelings by Asiac
arch from those which il would inspire in a European
sovereign In China such calamity would be regarded
principally it affected the revenue of the Prince-n
Europe as it concerned the honor of the nation.
By this outbreak of hosttes existing treaties
nulled and left free TO shape future relations
with the Chinese empire please We have inter-
est in rnning the disorganzng the society
OF that couutry-tasks only too easy had the
slightest wish to engage in them. All want is liberty
and security for commerce. and prompt and efficient
redress OF grievances they arise To the FIRST the
recent proceedings at Canton that ought TO
force that right Of free entrance into the country and into
the ports open which stipulated for by the treaty
of lS42 We must not again be told that representa-
tves be excluded from the presence Of the Chinese
because have waived the performance
Of article which enabled foreigners penetrate beyond
the precincts of our factories
Experience shows that cannot submit TO these degra
ding restrictions without exposing ourselves to fresh
suits and injuries and that If live peaceaby and
trade prosperousy with the Chinese teach them