Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-03-26
: The Siege and Capture of Canton.
From the Overland Friend of China of Januar,

capture Of Canton. The following is a
summary Of events on that and on subse-
quent days:
Dec. 29.-Bombardment continued |
through the night until the hour Of 8 A.
IL. General esoalsde earlier than intend |
ed not half the scaling ladders being
upinz time. Determined stand of the
Tartar troops: charge and rout of them
by the naval Brigade and marines. Re-
treat-of the braves from the vicinity Of
Coughs aud the other forts on the
heights. when they saw the iye-story pa
CODA 10 our possession. Capture Of Nigle
Fort and Temple on Magazine Hill. Es-
tsblishmens there of headquarters and
entrenehmsnt.
Dec. 30.-CircumVallation of the walls
, Of the old city. by strong party, head
ed by the commander in chief, Admiral
Seymour. the French Admiral, and Gen
eral. Van Straubenzeeg, submission of
the people and their evacuation Of she
city.
3 Dec. 3l.-Engaged in qIartering the
troops. and in landing provisions for per-
manent occupation.
Jan. l.-General procession 10 head
quarters of the plenipotentiaries Of France
and England.
Jan. 9. Commencement of wet wealth
er. Garrison occupied in securing them
selves from it's effects.
Jan,3.-Second day of rest. Jan. A.
Continued rain. Jan. 5.-Grand coup
captara of the Viceroy Yeh, at the quar-.
tiers of the Lieutenant General of the
! Tartar troops. Pehquie, Governor of the
city. of his own palace adjacent, and Of
E65. 600 sterling. in dollars and ingots
of silver. at the imperial treasury. Re-
moVal of Yeh as prisoner to her Males
ty's steamer, lniexible, on board of
which vessel. at the Bogue, he still re>
mains contented and cheerful, being en>
gagged generally throughout the day in
conversation on French subjects with Mr..
Alabaster, or the interpreter Of the fallen
magnate.
Jan. 6.-Time afforded to Pehquie and
the Tartar General to consider the terms
offered them by the British and French,
viz: the issuing Of a proclamation to the
people, in which it is said that they now
rule the province under the protectorate
city's captors.
Jan. THE installation of Pehquie as
exercising, also, the powers of the deposed
Viceroy. Addresses on the occasion by
the Earl of Elgin and Baron Gros. both
being to the effect of advising the newly
installed officer to eschew all treachery
or underhanded proceedings, warning
him of the consequence Of doing so, and
announcing that the protectorate would
be continued until satisfactory terms had
been made with the government of Pc
kin. Pehquie replied that he understood
his position and would act with fidelity.
Jan. 8.-The commissioners. viz: Col.
Holloway. NJ. LIE Capitane de Cheuez
and Mr.. Harry Parks, charged with the
supervision of the government, took up
their quarters with a strong guard at the
palace Of the Governor, and proceeded to
b the work on which they have since been
engaged. viz: the issuing of proclama-
tions to the surrounding country. inviting
people to return, assuring them OF pro.
lection to their persons and property.
From the 9th to the 18th everything
has proceeded with the greatest smooth
ness, and there appears to be fair pros
pect of the taking off of the blockade
within the next week. In all the quar-
GCAS "a tAo tAO hn'O
ed submission TO our rule, and an appa>
rent relief from the incubus under which
they have so long labored. 1t was ex-
pected that the east gate. the main arte-
ry OF the old city, would be opened to-
day.
ADDRESS OF THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH
PLENIPoTENTIARIEs.
On the 10Th Of January the Chinese
authorities were installed and addressed
by Load Egin, who informed them that
Canton would be held until new treaties
were agreed to at Pekin. In his address
Lord E. said-Any attempt, whether by
force or by fraud, whether by treachery
or by violence, to divest of our possession
OF the city. will not fail to bring down
upon its authors the most severe and sig
nal punishment. l am, however, no less
F to aPPrise your excellency that it is
equally our determination, when the
question to which have referred shall
have been so settled, to withdraw the
military occupation Of the city and to re.
store it to the imperial authorities
Meanwhile it is our sincere wish thai
during the period of our military occupa.
ton of the city the feelings of the people
be respected. life and property protected
the good rewarded, and offenders, wheth
er native or foreign. punished. We are
DESTROYS to CO operate with your excel,
lency for these objects. With this view
we have appointed tribunal composed
of officers of good character and discre-
ton to act in concert with you. We
hope that through the agency of this tri,
bunal confidence may be restored to the
people and the foundation made of bet.
ter understanding between foreigners
and natives, so that hence forth all may
Durera tba;r occuDat;0Ds in Deoca o,I