The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-23
THE 0xTUEaH wA1.
The RSnsbardmsnt Of CaSsen -Capture Of
the yorts-The' Entrance to the Paisse,
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ICerresponderce N the Lonay, Tina, 7

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(Ierresponderce " the Londs, TmssI
Hose KoSu, Nov. I6 1850
The Ionten mali OF the .Csh Scptemb~r cr,vod hsrs
received, VI. Calcutta, teecr spho from Loaaou
the 26th Sepbnber.
Tho Singapore aves ai e'r,oct r. n to day with tn
outward mail which is OF mge than usual political lm.
portance.
Unexpected events have occurred at Csasou vhioh
tss been partially bombardec ny tie Brnsh hest ana
trade 10 entirely suspended OF the foreign resdsan
having retired - hong Kong ana hacao with ,nsr books
and treasure
The supcrol,eus and insoens 5earing OF the Cnnssa
officials towards ;hs British government and people
long required a check which, lang delayed nj ast
bodened The V'cToy 70 insult car tag AMI rofuss an
apology for the outrage
The more immediate cause OF offence is IS follow A
lorcha possessing co opis register and entitled. there
fore, TO bear the British lag ana claim rs protection.
anchored OF Canton the 9th or October, whes party
OF imperial soldiers bosrdsd the vcsscl seissd twelve
Chinese OF tho crew, whom they sent on Shore ami,
hauling DOWN the union jack retained possession Of she
,orcha The master, an EpgiisbrAn, applied 10 hsR
fiisnbic Matsty's Coreul who forthwith went IN boar1
suited snd even threatened With vioierce Tho Conssa
then addressed tho vicer,y, detailing the acts AMI
term ned to defend ,bc act Mr. Consul Psrkes then
communicated With ner nsj'".y's psnipo.eaua.y
ters and twenty four hours were grAotsi -
the vceroy Yen 10 apologies for tn insuA
70 tag and Consul such apo.ogy not beng
forthcoming, Mr. Psrkee on tho I'D 0oober publicly
tiled tins task OF xsc,rg ABSTRACTION lad degove
her Mxjcsiys naval 3icers Meantime mis- EKcalss-
Csa,op iskiss him al tie feet except Ger M4ossys
sbp wneheer tie bouts aud tore, rcr, tnsi
rel, howevtr, joined the expedition
Tae Aonirsi demanded redress aud apology and .
Lutte Of 2 sors 20 the british lag, and tns Vcssoy
twenty four hours nrtoer to consider the
pursuing ample warning being gwen ihn ssoas ss
stll refuse compliance cosrcivc measures would BE
adopted.
Y,h. how ,ver made no ,ass' factory o7sr,arss aoS
the ,ons OF hb commupcatops was anything but spsis
getc.
Sey mour ibe 2ih OF Octoser all Of sas
river forts q. and about Canton ~ers taken by our 49,
and narllof without loss, no tnneee o!srng oSs
poor resistance. The guns we're spiked, W the rgnbr
Of ITO, and some OF tho iors were burat, white onss
held by msrines and deiachmop sf tho koyN
Arh ny, rent up from this pace under the con nAs1
Captain Rot:on, r. A.
Somo Gays we're then SLOWED to eapsc and every o7-
portuny vas given TO Yen 10 arrange matters. 90 IN
clired The Vceroy however, remained oes,ana,s, ss>
wNh CHAINS around their necxs wero Cosss.
late (not board the lorchs ~ mad beoD dersndsiD
purportips TO be- the ,sne ss were iasen f,On ,sS
yessoi they were, however, 1re;ct@ oC the
lowest class evidently dragged from prison ani wsrs -
@ .ss Sscs =, ,os a. ss
stesmer CApisn OCapghsD opened Ore on tho city wxu
ana Tho Nceroy is,cs the so'I Ari,'ry 90 'p..slns
Bausccuts Captain Fort scue, steamed up branch a.
,he river AID from distance OF 200 ysrdi threw snss
and sbsll into The forts the heights breach savsx
bern fec cd In hs city wall vas storrcd ca the 2sh
Of October by the mArnes and s,Iors led by Com mcdo~s
snd the voeroy's paisce also uken posssssoa ~
and yi,,.d by SRI scymour oar ,roops wsrs -Ih-
three killed and eleven wour ded
Further attempts al negotiation were then msde, but
old ci y was she led and on the sth her Nsis-sys
stssmer Bayracouia erfsgef spd destroyer fsst OF -
war ,un.s sncgOsd no on WI We h, ng
ocved less than &C sho, her hull and Ilggisg me
Chinese stood 70 their suns better than u,us rnis 'on
also taken by the boais OF the Cssris Our loss
amounted 10 three killed sDd two wounded III, hEos-
hney having previously rcoonnoered the sosue tor 81
the entrance o. the Csn,on river they we're taken On he
18th instant after some hghtpg. by which We loss tea
tiied aud foss wounded, one Of the iasier ndssp-
msn.
The shys o. war in the Canton river saIlpg vss
sells, Calcutta lag %; syeie, broad pendaut a. Nan
Din, so; ComUs, Ia siesmsrs Ngor, u, Epeo,sss~,
II; RsrrscOsts Q; Sampson, o. Hornet, III ooronAs-
del, 3.
HIS Eresilency sr ~ seymour, In whose ssnts NE
whole affair rested. has gained the respect and simrs
Ton Of ell the British sunyeco here Inc patience and
psiss VIVA ~soh !. se., h.vs INSPIRED sss srssiss,
ccpndence ThrouGsout the whole matter mo counn-
ny ssvc been spa l.,ly o'o,msa m On Al po'nm Isss.s,
,foeplly susrds1 and no preoaauons When care ssd
foresight could svsy,s have ecen wanting 10 assure she
minds OF thots aost Interested
The asoonpsBysG circular, addressed 70 the sces'ga
con mnn,,y, he, iasi reached US Fsom you VII OBJ
serve thai there immediate prospect Of pcsos o.
resumption ofusde, and nis tor the present useless 10
spscnsie me ultimate results.
Suh or,onisvity has rot bfWs eJcrsd yor rsvin-9
our beo, MIA China e'taolsh,ss relri,n, o~
fccttsg Fich ros gasd agasrst the rsvTc, 9 iueA seo
Ao,. Hheh as brotgh 10 THO hnre coios ,gfa
ns CAaas I, s needless 10 po,n, out To, position Of
vast irporisnas 70 the revenue OF Great Bfiha asd
lrta which u commerce. on Ih.pa nons or tae 6fcss
cxts ssios OF vssh IL capable we're our mcan1oi n'er-
cov-so txisnaed as they are wlh other MALONE ngeu
DE inv fcT kHb1sg 10 Pe,n, h1ri-g AZ 10 heit nre
o~s g Ast AgA oaavcc'sT ard ,dtng ftea 70 Fs.'eNhs
Maze " ~ tscA ntsiioE, D.. or ms We usast oc< A.
homo
Tte v,av, OF cur home govern nent will se sasious1
expected htre and trus- that the higS hhnencs 81
the pT sss well o. al c.snscted With Choese sisrs
will se exeried In pressing 5s matter on Ss aitentan Os
bsr haes,y government ..
Conpsnys steamer Csa.sn has lust sed from Canton,
having sn st midi nigh asi night Ths Chinese lave re
rapned the Barrier fess which nre6 into s Canton 90
her way down
CIRCULAR TO TBE aarIsH CosSpSIrY At cArT0N
BptrIyH CossufATr. saNroS, Nos 10 80.
Isr Britannia Nss Ccnsul hss Tscer ed 10 nesss
Of BE Eaceiiency RE- Admiral SH NJ. seymoGr X q -
Naval Comm andcr ia Chef &c. tc sue the fo~ng nooe~
Hs pssslisScV sssR unneceaaiy to reeapauss V the
Brilsh community Ae origin and prugress z VIA s.s
naval sres under Tbeir hss sss hsepF gcs
rlflng and their operations yow acludss tie c<S0 ~
Tsrr, Z 10 nd ai raher the erreme mes
srres 10 whch he imperial Con mstcuer dsAsnes o.
oelss las m " are Al ,hs nerey q Srr
MAJESTY tsips have A. vet nancen ~ n,es'si
Commssleuerto make IA oonossson 'smsuaea oy Ms
| ce tncy, az guarantee sganss "'Ho "NUS''N'N"<"
lie es,ssson s rs regu sed a. unreasonable By the CHI
peee who hs niersnds sdeavAtey repfesent
~. f,enes ri the respsase inhabitants Of Canton; Eor -
sny obsse ssesed 70 or me se sseepi tne
sSrse I've fecDe MA Aim, By represe nns We Ksh a. u
ssene in rcSe cd outlaws and has pushed BIS host ~
he c'ogs ssfa 81 proe n.s saes rs"N"s 'oe "s "'
ma Frcseucs determined hst hs denani shsn b. 90"
csJed hu The community be well aware hsl sny c,rs
by oubicy, rs sxcellspcy thcrei)re conaaes hms' .
sts'ing Hw " SECS 30 'aifefh'if p~~l"t % o fs'''"'
IAs ,spraJ o iSS orese position snl 1e s wen se 9