The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-03-17
RouBARDMEN Of CANTON.

The city Of Canton MAS vlrtua'iy Y .ss
nossessinn If the English and French "h me
pa,b 81 Decemuer. A note dated me morn,
;nv af The asih after the hDmoardment had
commenced. says;
i rhe arrangements Cor the bombardment
"a NV conplete 70 give you some idea
N ,he ere which has been opened, just fancy
tsenty.fse gun boats, mounting " ~ aoous
,ixty guns, throwing shot and she'll o. ,ne
largest and mpstdeadly description, tosethef
with six 10 inch mortars. weisnins easn
rbout six tons, besides the brnadsides q the
hrues, men.ef,war. The destruction must
he terrific. After the city has been suiilcl.
entity fred inio, lie naval brigade. with me
,ronns will advance on Coughs Fort, which
500 xnn are aware. commands the town.
THE naval force will be in three divisions. all
under the command d Commander The ilon'
G. G. Elliott"
admiral Seymour. 10 dispatch dated De.
cember 29th, SAYS: !,
..The CITY Of Canton was assaulted and
taken nv escalade this morning, by the naval
and military forces Of the allied Powers. with
very trifling loss as 70 the numbers. bnt most
serious in The loss Of aptain ". i. Bate, 81
her Maiesty's ship AciGon, VITO was kiiled
by 4 Jingle bali whilst accommodating suita-
Bic position for our scaling ladders.
The French Admiral writes:
nCantoa il II the mercy 81 the allied
forces. The north forts seem to have been
abandoned. The flags Of France and o. Eng
land are hoisted Oh the fye-story pagoda.
Our loss Is small for an attacking force.
am acting IN concert with Admiral Seymour
and General Straubenzee, e make sure me
results ct the victory obtained by the arms
or England and France. The FIRE IRON tbs
allied fleet was excellent, end contributed 70
no small degree to the success.
Canton letter in the London Times
states that Yeh's reply g The demand o. me
Plenipu:cntiarr before the bambardmen
commenced was simply 70 the effect ina
Lord Elgin had better settle the matter amt
cably. as sir George Ropham did on former
occasion, and for which he (Sir Georgel wa
made K. c. g., in proof Of which he tfeh
begged 10 enclose Hong Kong newspape
containing an announcement OF that interest
ING fact. As for the Americans, he knew
very little about them, and was scarcely awar'
nf tie existence even Of such q nation as tn
French. Tie same writer, narratlns on IN
aeh The capture Of the East Tor Lin's) Fort
ays:
.Oar men were well uniler cover, an
sti,misher. were pushed forward. WIN, wit
the deadly Enfield, made i dangerous to
the gunnrrs 10 appear 10 theif large empra
sures. They continued their hire. however
with great pertnaciiy until the niae.pounde
field. pieces were sul into position, and bal
tered and shelled the place iron the siliag
side and across the rayine which separate
the village from the FORT at close quarters
A stormlng party was now formed, but U
Cinnamon had had enough 81 II; and alts
firing general soiley at the advancing co
umn they abscnnded in some mysterious wa
and we're seen swarmlng up the hull toward
Cough Fort. and mament alter two men 81
pearei in the embrasures waving the Engis
and French fags.
i. About al hour after the fort had been
cur possession il blew ~ with loud expi'
sion. Tie occupying party, aud ais" Y
troops enramped III THE hili-side, we're pat
motion. assembled the bill and descended 2
tie other side. saw Capt. Maclure's a.
Cant. O.bone's men conspicuous b. the
white gaiter.'s over their blue trousers, 2
ther 81 little summit and disappear ~ Il
valley beyond. There we lost sight Uf thet
Yoileys Of muskeiry and fights d rookie
contained il that direction tor several hour
and there wssall the appearance 81 az oDsi
nate fight. which lasted till shutdown.
Then came tile nigilt--ani such nlgll
The ships almost ceased lrum their hrin
but lie ci,s son became like cur own shrn
hire iron countries al night--a plain u hr
AT first Il appeared - though the bes'ege
were bent upun reducing tie place 70 ashe
but little BY little. a. | gained. BY chan
of position, spme idea u the scene a. Who
the destruction Va. not without plan. Inc
vas great blaze at tile northwest angle
The etty. The gate there i surmnunted "
Chinese euarJ.housp. with The usuel grate.q
onward. pointed fpuf. Shells and rocks
we're poured in soleys upon this siruetui
and Il soon became sheet 81 hame, lhrou
which The ronf, The rafiers, and the walls 80
out in dark autiine. Bt constant showers
rockets tie fame was led Up and dawn
c,ty wall, and ii Al incredibly shart time
Ing tim line IL FIRE shpt high into tie h
,en.. aud then subsidized into ! sinoulderi
smoke.
.Mhiie III. vs. still raging those ven.
III rockets described ! new pirabola. IL
came hartlins through tie moonlight AZ,
thc line III liz eastern wall. They snai
not tlree spaf. which lave been marked
lie objects II tie triple assault VI the Engl
And French itonps to.mntrow. - "
dreadful al.pnund rockets iea flames EFt
THEY seemed 10 lead illr fire about =
tame element. precisely . they wllied :
strange II -, il never seemed g spread
watds ~ stay ifum tie line Il lie CITY va
Tuesday. &c. SOL matk lie chs
n da,s, but tiles are bit divided by rep
All night the CITY was Frt III line d ia
The approach VI marnlng vas indicated 2
suspension u The rocket practice, aud BY
rvopening 81 the morter battery with redo
led energy. As The day broke the hai
sank down. and the suu rose upon peil'
" smukelrss city.
at nov twenty minutes alter ten.