New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-18
CHINA.
THE CAPTURE OF CANTON

Corespopdepce Of The London Times.
AT length, after weeks pause we have msd.
move, and decisive move AthalEpsst seven oclcoi
the troops entered the city, and before Ten We he'd
captured the Lieutenant Governor the TaT.ss Gsu-
eral, the Treasury 50 boxes of dollars and v psh-
ages OF sycee, and lastly the great Yek himself. /
will take me longer to recount how all this happeE1
than IL took the trrops 10 accomplish il.
Last among the tiers Of temples which cover b
Magazine hill stands the only house in Canton ETY.
All the rest are huge, dusty, ruinous, dilspds,sd
shams. II is called Yeks House, and whs, ye: u
finished when the city taken. The lattice work
new the paper which does duty for glass is uubroksn
the grOtesque decorations are fresh aud the whole
place is clean. From the terrace Of this bsuse you
have the best add nearest view Of the city You ,ook
up one narrow street running south hwards and you
catch gmpses of two others passing the dNec
ton you can Tor short distance trace the vas 70
the right and to the left and you can see fr out IN
the body OF the city line Of high Mandahn poles.
These poles denote the residences Of the great pablo
officers, and as our maps tell US, they open spoe As
street OF Benevolence and L1ve-a principal s.reS
OF Canton, which crosses at night angles the ltm
streets we look up from this terrace.
Al u O'Clock on TUesd morn ng while .he ~
was still falling, could fr, the terrscs .hfes
columns of English redcoas reDetratr into the csl
down these tn rec arrow streets, while q senmsrt
tf 400 French bluejackets, with two guns, were o.
vancing along the well to right. They soos
lost 10 sight, and we must descend and follow If ~
would see more. There 8 heavy firing on our lee,
and OF course, hurry there FIRST Ii Is only Colonel
Lemon men dischargipg their rifles. Let us speed
swayto see what the Generals party are doing They
meet With no resistance except from the in.rcacy Of
the streets. But they have lost their way, oversbo.
their mark and in the labyrinth of narrow weys esn-
not find the yamun they are in quest of Cal Holo-
way detachment OF four companies are more .tccess
fu They have msrcheI rapidly down the street 10
which We saw them, and they have paused for . few
moments te0re aclosed gateway. 1t is only Isssye
vUifh fau 1fnuwa a
axes open way through this oost uction az they DO
through barricade which is erected little beyosd,
but is not manned. The people look on from ther
doors snd the Coolies carry water-buckets TO and no
uncommon were passing Now the troops Arriye q
the cro s-road where street strikes tbs SJeet o.
BenevoIence and Lovea fine broad avenue in The map
hoyel-crowded alley ten feet wide in reality. Hero
Col. Holloway detsches Capt. Paike with two compS
nies 70 the leit with instructions to advance and ses
the treasury while he leads the rest of his men rosst
10 the right. A hundred PAGES bnng him in fronts
the yamun Of Pehkwei, the Governor Of tie city and
province. Like the front Of all Chinese yamuns ss
q dismal square, with wall on side, wbefsoas
gigantic beast is painted The vast doors Of The
yamuD whereon two great fguree like Cog and Nsgg
daubed front this DioDeuous efigy. The 10 ne
place indicated il the Colonels Instructions. "Quk
Is the word A rush from the pioneers and the u1s
barred doors move open with unexpected ess.
" Front foIm cres the Colonel and In a m,ymeD ihs
redcoas are four abreast and advancing at the doaas
up broad granite paved cause~ay in the middle Of
an immense court-yard-tIees and sh.ube %
either eide the esrseway, low buildings forming DO
right and LETT sides, and huge barn-shsped psvF
Ion closing the square in trout. In obedience pA
lew TcIds and few gestures sentres are throsb cs,
ard While the main body is yet hurying Oh ever
,pot Is guarded. few Chinese guards, wi.h plss
and mstchlocks, are disaimed ana hrddled tcgein,'
n me hont guardbouse, ard the pavilion 10 gsinse'
hastliy searched and passed through. Another coeN
:aiu ihe tIe ioriner now eppears-more grsnis
races ard causeways, more trees and shrubs, mo.o
lateral low buildings, and another big dngy psSn,
In 'front.' This is treated jast the ioruer gss ou'
n1thing is seen but miserable guards s.opefed oy
prise and swarmipe domestics A vas. dlapidssed
hall, and s,iD another pavilion beyond. TIE A%'N