New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-17

got to q sase oissarce Louc run brg nole was ten1
huge biact eS I'd Of smoke ssce1 ed large mssSs "
store were nyinz upwards in the ,th 10 81 immense
hght sno for lev oents Dothirg vas 10 b. seen n
Tho dirsccr q + ench Folly but smoke ard Zoe sorsT
caused b. the falling Of stone in the Wer Wee
Il smSke c.esrsd away toe elite On shich French FofN
stood a. marked BY lnccrgrnous heap OF grseito
stones snd cath: the destruction was uost complete
eisb,e.n Of cur mines consuming upward OF 500 pounds
al powder had tied slnost simusas, usly. Ths
Interior OF the o- wber captured ws completely in
ruips and the fort itself was very much shattered.
Some OF the guns were new. but were oil OF CD ness
Manufacture and mounted on new carriages, thooyk
stue very large guns which bad been broken befors.
were re mounted and were servioesoe for Chinere~
PROCLAIM stious were found oftrrg the usua rewards
for the beads Of Englishnen, without dscriminsoa,
and an incre ased reward for live Englshmen. Thee
was also plscsr6 In which il stated that IL tho
English bubarisns attseked the fort the gstes would
DO Immediately closed, ard the garrison allowed
means Of escape except by repeling the bxbsnans-
Two i've Chirsrep and ore cead were found made
the fort. Below the folt very efficient brea<t-
work of granite stones, surmounted with bags Of sAnd.
and Eve gun battery. well erected with bales OF cot
ton secured by strong sskes driven into the ground
One dead Chinsmsn was found 10 this battery: and -
bot hsd been the FIRE of our forces, that OF Tie
guns in the battery rot even discharge and -
by TURNING them round, above stated, their own
shot srd powder were slso made available against tbs
Cbrsse In the of the battery as also in the r>H
OF the fort itself platforms In the paddy field for
tire soldiers to live or; they were covered with tents
and tie remnanE OF the (ninese camp equlpAges
Above the fort a well placed two-gun battery,
formed Of granite stones and here found another
dead Chinsmsn. Still further the flank was sand
bsg battery but this did not appear TO have any
In il though embrasurs were formed, and the FIRE u
our boats too hot to allow the Chnese to use IL
br,astwoIk for their sI alR. While the above work
was going on The Chinese cent q few struggling shoe
and rockers toward the Dutch Folly from the city walls.
the Consequence Of which was that 8 few shells wecs
sent into the city rear 10 the lsmun one Of which
caused large explosion. and eel fire 10 some buildings
close to- In the evening IRE bro Ike out in the heart
OF The city, hut after burning fuously for two three
hours Il was subdued.
Since then, nothing seems further 10 have been dooe
in the wsging OF war and the discharge OF shee
Tally a, the Government buildings In the city
hes been disseminated
We hear this day of terrible consequence Of the
present condition of Canton. leh Il seems, has beca
concentrating there all the troops ordinarily distrbu.s4
through the surrounding country, and some Of the ds
trcts from which the gsrrisous have been withdrsva
have been stquenty overrun by thousands Of Hsk
ka.msn. Within the last three weeks the maaisteaiI
districts OF Sn.hwui, Sin ring, k'siping and Rel
shsn have suffered fearfuly. Some 20 towns and VI
lsges are sad TO have been eacked and burned the in
habarts assacred without distinction Of age sex:
and il is computed that 80 600 people have beco
turned out OF house snd home. Many are stated -
thave reached Macao, ard some even this leland.
Making cue allowance for Chinese amplidcsdon, there
appears to be little doubt of the main facts.