The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-08
The WAR IN CHINA.
Boon berSment and Capture OF Csrton-The
Squadron In Position az the CITY.

bosn prsDment ma NaNufc OF
Squadron IA Position st the cry.
C.oic River dec 10y Correspondence Of London Times
l. ". 90 saturday, TIE 1pih Of December that had
mr. h-t near view OF Canton. II the dark and drizzling
ogh q the previous day had lef opr watch tower at
baoao Eo- and sieered right he reach towards that
vast suburb and those ruined shameen forts whereof
bad taSeu many four mile jsaa surveys from the top
u The psScds We yea, and on tai the confused mas
o. lSbs separstsd individual ~ nkles We
ooee taai could Chinese sAtefn through the sight
Ola re When ye dropped anchor and the ship swung
rJrE1 = lie tte
Our Lite -qus5rc. steans aud fumes and the Cruiser
q oocce &C sigma from the Coroman DEL dearhes her
sci, AT proceeds into the Little thread OF channel There
Setter s7d panic among the dweers upon the water
Toe outside boasts cast o, AID the strong tide drifts them
rssdly svsy bsfcle or steamer. How happens that
tie chanoe 20. hopclessy blocked we cannot imagine.
But he current e very swim down they 20, ana the
chaaae = wider by Lneir removal Then another tier,
them sal more rspidy away surely al Canton is gong
10 vanish oova thr river, Houses that looked firmly
es'aoished % tn had de,ach themselves slowly, and
thea se.d "a
Tus DAT or ATTAcK-ogsSTSG or rHE ALLIED FIRE.
tCArt7o Rver (Dec 2s) Correspondence Of the london
Tmes
.sGva o'clos IA lhs morning aad the north wind
whistles through t~ shTouds and Il tack darkness
~e ND The fgsig 70 the mainop Of herSiaiestys ship
Yeh kaors vhas maa happen at da; break II has been
tOd taruzbcrt the aset, u has been intentionally sio~et
70 be Snovn 10 the bunboatmen and all who have
naooaion with theoppste shore that the bombardmeu,
vii commence a; isJ break The frequent reoounosaDoes
" b 90 that SIDE, and we know they have taken the
hn; or tNo eubrasures have broken out yesterday
AID Tu1s mounted
Bet5re tie nrs, ,eek Of daylight every glls s directed
vp1n She berth e the green passage boat We call How
qya boat oood the other side Of the river and used 10
carry ages 20 and fro, and always having white Tag
hy1l The Loaf and te Tag still there but she docs not
move No ne soes no, move cheer tells me that,
90 "a the dapn hut Ia the less thick darkness goes the
vns enFen n tie ms'n Of be Actecn and ut tho samo
n)mrut yellow Sag ics a tue main OF the Phleecthon
expecte At that moment 70 hear a that should
have shsaef We EARTH No, dropping fire. gun by
a, runs aoug he Tue fancy that the Crusizer, which
tas TIE gurs Ton the basuon In front % Yehs ysmun
poI ts1 down upon Der deck Ares broadsde autici
patsJasn, bot may be for am come way on
a1i the pufs Ct smoke sre slre.dt wre4iblnR shout
Sytns nutee eiapse, and The nsh spepghen Then of
g1ss " The mortars upou Dtch Folly. fired un5n
t.ogzb fUrt TIE wbistiog sben speeds high over ihs
-lsi have ofen seen ibem aad heard Their plain.
I've VI se over The heights OF Tchernaya or from the
elfhwcrks - he north u sebastopol harbor. II does
c.i reach IS object. A. ia highest egvsiion--far far
sway tufis forth q thin white cloud. can
tt' ,ar fragments falling and in the cold, cioudcss
IN n'rg sky that r;ls clou6et haurs-
"A tAo' angel In his upward Eight
Had left his mantle floating N N "a air.
Strange fanc.es sers us u these highly wrought mo
sresthe angel q mercy hs fet from The doomed city
S1w acl cortauous, witt sombre uo-oiony, IKE the