CHINA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 469, 2 May 1857, Page 11

CHINA.

!j LATENT INTELLIGENCE;. ..,...-•> r „.'.-,' ! By way of"-''Adelaide^ wehave^intelligefjce "from ; Hongkong to the 24th January^ -beiagl: two: < days I later than forraer,radvices; .(,/;- :,;y-:J ■: ■■■?<' ;:',-.-.-;^vvi : The British -and: Americaniforces ' •Hre'reuabandi oning the forts andudUtroyingJthe ,factories;'ahd j taking up n<iyalip6siti§nSi:uiitil;;rHnrpreed:^JiWe i subjoin the details from the >,;Hpugkong.,,Register' 5 of the 24th January i^—jL, ■ „,- .':_•./,. \.,;;'^":.;-.<r " H. M. steamer-Sampson 'about ;one ■ yesterday morning, and..brings,us the fallowing--in-telligence. On o 'l,uesday last',Admiral,"Seymour blew up the Church aud 7 Gluli-^*ou^e,/t!ye/J/ast r 's,fein- ; nant of British. projiertyVpreyipus'.tp/lle^iiig^his :■ station at Canton Hie 'fleet, "^l;ter\'.tji'e"J.iDutch \ Folly and Bird's nest Forts ; had'-been^aVanToned, I dropped down the Nlacao passage *"arid took up. the ■ station's as follows'; rtlie f Encounter and Niger just below-Macao Fortieths: Cornus -'three* miles'.below : them ; the Acorn at the Barrier Fort; :t.h.e.:;Syb.iUe3 !in Blenheimlt^ach; the.BarriicQii|a ; at:Higb/Island; ; and the Nankin,at the Bogue; ■thus.kfeej3Jug,q£eH.;tJie '■ eurire channel and line of...cominunicajion, jwhjj;iu.js sup[)osed will be continueduntUsomeofthereinforceI inents r arriyed. Qft'tlVe second bar ..on, Jier passage. : up' the other day ? the 'Sampson" was attacked" "by1 some sixty:or eighty armed boats.,' several of whose : shots struck the Sampson, one,of them passing;righf; through herisidej and. 'killing the Chinese pilot, who was standing at the gunroom sdopr, where: r he- r had '■ ensconced.hii.uself.for safety. Beyond. tjns,_forfu-. ; nately, tliere %vas no, casu,i].ty 1 , and the Sampaoa withput.altering. her' "spee<r,* 'passed tlirongh occasi6ii:illy' giving them -a few shbtsin return. h.

■ ."!:'•'= Another jn stance, to .-show ; that? our' enesiiiejr ! are in.bur midst, aud .-that great,cautioTi'is.,neces~ s.ary on board the river ■ steamers.foecurred yester- . day. j The steamer Queen,with a valuable cargo^ohi. I board, and a lorcha in , tow, started at I p.iii.'fi'b'tn ; her anchorage off "the; Peninsular' and Oriental : Company's Wharf, arid jusfas"j.lie"had -cleared''th» : shipping a inis^age was sent; that Tshe" liad""severar j several had men oil board, 'whoI''meditated-an" at» tack. Upon hearing;.this,:Capta.in; AVynn at once : east, off the loreha, ami; alter seeyigjier anchored-in a! safe place, proceeded on his way to Macao, keej»- . ing a; sharp watch'oh: the reputed robbers.' "When ; ofFCaspiiig-moon'the W-illiatnette was: deseribfid-iti* full chace", and 'afterwards fired 'two cgiina? ; as; a signal for it he' Queen '.to: bring' to, wlien.ar.bjoat ■ was: lowered., fromftlie , W.illiatnette; .: ,and :Mes>sr*.' May, Califf,;and Plough, .with four policemen," pro-, ceeded ; injhe.r.-to the Queen; , After rconsu ting.,to-, ■ gether, t!ie Queen returned to Hongkong, ami 00, their-arrival the .niajonjty.ivere at once c6ndiicted.'to' the police station. ' Soint- of the : peaceable and welj ) , , disposed of the passengers; informed Captain* \V'yiiii r ; that'the riscals, ivhci had''conc-jaled. their plans of . att.ick, had furnished- thpniselyes with' sand and gunpowder to throw into the eyes of- the ctew 'and -blind them, while tyvb'piratical .boats, were."awaiting" ' them at a point outside to aid in. the completion of their work. ...... ...... .-,• . .. •; . -- •• Tlie following letter, taken from the ' Friend of • China;' furnislies a tolerably succinct account of the operations of; the belligerents, and' their prevent 7 position/" "■'■ ■■■■=•'• [ "•'•-'. •"'■.' .' •■ ■ ■•'-. -■;■• •v-:'-"- ---" The Barracoiita arrived at Hongkong' from .Canton-on the morning of the lath January, b'ri«jr-1 ing some wounded men.and one officer of the;-59th< ; llegifnent, also news of tlie destruction of a ,great..part of the suburbs and part of the city of Canton. !by fire. -,•- .- •■ ■■. ■;■ : -.-. . ... ■_