THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HÖNGKONG GAZETTE.
At the expiration of the hour the disch je mortars was to be the signal for the recon
mencement of host
de and town. American Genarali
virion with the under Col. Gar
and akitouch of the ally, and
carry the inost
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The carnage on our side is great, and probably terference of the general government. When a State more so than that of the "Mexicpns, as that we do is in rebellion and the laws cannot be enforced, st ow,de they fought under cover all the time in the duty of the United States government to in Before the expirati of the hour, however, a General Worth has distinguished himself as a gal terfere nnd restore order, peaceably and by ren
Strance if it can be done, and forcibly if it must. li ha
officer was wait on the part of General Ampuilin, lant soldier and skillful communior, and the to inform the American General that to avoid the General Taylor gave him a fair chance, and he is true that the interference of the general govern the Case further effe nu of pad, the nutionei honor being hea nobly availed himself of Bis division, with "mur warnot solicited by the State of Illinois
betheantisfied by
tion of the Maxican troop moru ground and carried more points than all the her government could constijutionally afford them regiment of Texan Volunteers have gained the Mormons were probably not aware that the ge- had after consultation with his General officers, decided to capitulate, accepting the
the offer of the rest of the army, and with very little load up to protection. If the peace and tranquility of States yesterday, 6 r., it had only five killed and twenty-ngainst outbreak and rubellion canot be guaranteet The terms of capitulation were in affect as fol eight wounded. The loss on our side will not be by the general government, of what use is the gene. low- That the Moxican officers should be al-less than five hundred killed, wounded and prisoners ral government at all? Surrounding States, it is lowed to march out with their alde arms; that the
Killed.Captain Williams, Toyographical En true, may protect the people from internal warfare, cavalcy and infantry be allowed to march out with fingers; Lieutenant Terreti, 1st Infantry; Capt. but not unless invited to do so by the State itself 1. N. Morris, 3d ditto; Captain Field, 3d ditto; The course paraned towards the Mermons has ex. their side arms that the esvaly and Infantry be allowed to march out withi
out with their arms and accoutre
Major Barbour, 3d ditio; Lieut. Irwin, 3d ditto, cited indignation in this country and in Europe.and by Major Mansfieldments that the artillery should be allowed to Lieutenant Hazhit, 3d dilo; Lieutenant Hoskins, the European journals have denied the pessituity Bapographies, engineer, march out with one battery of 6 pieces and 21
4th ditio; Lieutenant Woods, 4th ditto; Captain of the government at Washington interfering, un On Texas division. rounds of ammunition ; that all other munitions of McKavett, 8th ditto Colonel Watson, Baltimore less to put down treason againt the laws of the war and supplies should be turned over to a board Battalion, Captain Battlem, 1st Tennessee Regi- Union and hence they infer that our government of American officers appointed to receive them; mont; Lieutenant Putnam, I ditto ditto, a Lieut. connot enforce law and order. This is no doubt a great orrer, and it would be a fatal one if it could that the Mexican Army should be allowed 7 days in a German Company
he sustained. The bill of rights, as well as the in to evacuate the city; and that the American troops howld not occupy it until evacuated; that the
stitutions of the country, guarantee freedom of cathedral fort, or citadel, should be evacuated at
speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of reli 104. x next day, 25th; the Mexicans then már. ching out, the American garrison marching in; the the Mexicans should he allowed to salute their dag, when bauled down; that there should be an armistice of 8 weeks, during which time neither army should pass a line runing from the Ranconada thros Linares & San Fernando. This lenient offer of the American General, was dictated with the concurrence of his generals and by moti. ves of good policy. This consideration was due
Army.
am: the Brit batterp was Imme-
rance, but the troops tering and engaging with the the firesta from the city, having posred A luceamat cross fire from the citado! e and from the batteries, 1 on had the parapets, streets and house tope of the city
The rear of the first battery was soon turned, and the reverse fire of the troops through the goigs of the work1, killed or dislodged the artillery and Infantry, and the boilding occupied by the infantry Immediately in its rear
The first division was followed and supported by the Mississippi, Tennessee and first Ohio regi
ment
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The two fornbor regiments being the first to scale and occupy the ffort, the success of the day stopped.
The Misssippi, Tennessee, and Ohio regts though warmly engaged in the streets of the city for some time after the aspture of the first battery, and its adjoining defences, were unable, from ex- hauson, and the loss they had sustained, to gain more advantage.
A heavy shower of rain also came up to cause i suspension of the hostilities before the close of the day. The 3d, 4th and 1st Infamry and the Balti more battalion remained as the garrison of the captured position under Colonel Garlad, assisted by the Ridgley batteries.
Two 12 pounders, one 4 pounder, and one howitzer were captured in this furt, officers, nud 100e 20 or 90 men taken prisoners. One of the 12 pounders was served against the second for, and defended with captured ammunition during the remainder of the day by captain Ridgley,
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They are great natural and inherent rights, which cannot legally be molested. What ever may be the religions doctrines or creed of the Mormous, no matter how unreasonable, how pre posterous or ridiculous, as long as they did not violate the laws nor injure their neighbors, so long they had a right to enjoy and pursue that religion unmolested.
We have had in the city of New York,assemblages of atheists, or as they call them. selves, "free thinkers," who for
Wounded-Major Lear, 3d Infantry, severely; Captain Bainbridge, 3d ditto, very slightly; Lien. R. H. Graham, 4th do, sovorely; Captain Lamotte, lat ditto, slightly; Lieutenant Dilworth, 1st ditto,gion to all. severely Major Abercrombie, 1st ditto, slightly; Lieutenant Wainwright, Eth ditto, slightly; Lisut Russell, 5th dito, slightly; Lieutenant Potter, 7 dito, alightly; Major Mansfield, Engineers, alight ly; General Butler. Volunteer Division, slightly; Colonul Mitchell, Ohio Volunteers, slightly Col McClung, Mississippi Regiment, sovorely; Major Alexander, Tennessee Volunteers; Lieut. Allen, ditte ditto; Lieutenant Scudder, ditto ditto Licul
giment; Lieutenant Thomas, Texas Regiment; Lieutenant Armstrong, Ohio Regiment, severely; Captain Gillespie, Texas Rangers, mortally wound ed, since dead --- Ibid.
or years assembled peculiar way without molestation. We have had and have now
to the good defence of their city by the Moxican Nixon, ditto dito; Captain Dowle, Mississippi Re- in their own METRELE 1 kinds of singular
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The above is from the New Orleans Picayune Extra, dated Sunday morning October 4, the intel- legence having been received there by the steamer James I.. Day from Point Isabel.-American Sun, October 10.
T
CORRESPONDEnos of the N, O, PICAYUNE,
Camp near Monterey, Sept 24, 1846. On the 218, 220 and 230 there was some hard fighting here, and many poor fallows have suffered by it. But i think it may safely be said that the town is in General Taylor's power,
PERSECUTION AND EXPULSIONS OF THE MORMONS.
creeds, yet no one presumes to latefere with the religions liberty guaranteed alike to all. In this Mormon affair, it was not a mere disturbance of The ceremonies of the Mormons public worship have not been simply interrupted, but the Mormons themselves have been murdered as it were at their Additional Particulars-Killed and Wounded— At length the consequence of citizen being ar-alters. A deep stain ling this been inflicted upon Capitalation of Monterey After Three Days Hard med against citizen have terminated in a cakßict the character of the country, its humanity and free Fighting-Colonel Watson of Baltimore Killed, and between the Mormons and anti-Mormons, in which institutions, which every State should feel and not less than five hundred Americans Killed and four or five persons have been killed, and several resent. And as the State of Illinois has decided Wounded--- Three hundred reported Killed-Pro-wounded. The immediate result of this intestine war that it could not or would not protect the Mor- clamation of Armistice,
is the expulsion of the Mormons, who surrendered mons, the general government will have a right to the Illinois mob on the 16th September, and eva- hereafter to call on the surrounding States to afford cuated Nauvoo, intending to follow their brethren protection to the people of Illinois. The other into the wilderness. Five Mormons remain at States of the Confederacy should take such mee- Nonvos to sell their property. Here is an unparal.res and express such opinions on this unfortunate leled persecution in this free country. There la not outbreak calls for. — Ibid. A worse governed State in the Union than Illinois, The storming parties of Gen. Worth's division
The place was much more strongly fortified and Governor Ford should be impeached for per elso captured 2-9 pounders which were also im-
than General Taylor had any iden of, and the Mo.mitting an armed body to appear in the con mon mediately turned against their former owners.
On the morning of the 22, Gen. Worth condi-igans defended their works with skill and deter wealth with the avowed purpose of making nu st
mination. nued his operations, and portiqns of his division
tack on the Mormons, without us STON This morning Colonel Moreno, the Adj-General power of the State to disperse, arrest stormed and carried successfully the heights above of the Mexicon Army, came into camp with a pro them. This was not a sudden outbreak. For some the Bishop's palace. Both were carried by a com
position from General Ampudia to evacuate the years past a determined body of men have organiz mand under Captain Vinton, 3d Artillery,
town, he and his army to march out and to return ed to compel the Mormons to abandon their homes | Madras. In these operations the company of Louisiana
in the interior. This General Taylor declined, and property, and after assassinating their prophet American troops under Captain Blanchard performed effecti-
and insisted upon Ampudia and his officers becom and part of his family, have actually compelled Shanghai ve and gallant service, and a part of Captaining prisoners of war, the men to be disbanded and 20,000 Mormons to flee to the wilderness in por verty and destitution, to leave their well cultivated farms, and froin competence, ease and comfort, they are reduced to the condition of wretched out-
Vinton's command.
Four pieces of artillery with a good supply of imvaltion were captured in the Bishop's palace this day, some of which were inmediately turned upon the enemy's defences in the city.
On the evening of the 22d Col. Garland and his command were relieved as the garison of the cap- tured forta, by Gen. Quitman, with the Mississippi and Teonessee regiments and five companies of the Kentucky regiment.
Early on the morning of the 23d, Gen. Quitman from his position iliscoverd that the 2d and 3d forts and defences east of the city had been entirely -ebandoned by the enemy who apprehending another assault on the règhĩ of the 22d, had retired from all his defences to the main Placea and ite immediate vicinity.owt
A command of 2 companies of Mississippi and A of Tennessee trops were then thrown into the streets to reconnoitre, and soon became holly en- gaged with the enemy.
These were soon supported by Colonel Wond's rest of Texas rangers, dismounted; by Brogg's light battery and 3d infantry who kept upon the enemy's fort a constant and uninterrupied fire front streets, house tops, barricades, &c., &c., in ity of the Palacea. The pieces of Bragg's were also used with much effect far into 1 of the citytTM
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agement lasted the best part of the day. having driven the scattered parties of and penetrated quite to the defences of Places, the advantage thus gained it was ered necessary to hold, as the enemy had abandoned the city and its defences main Placen, its immediate vicinity and
al tort, or citadel.
the afternoon of the same day, General alted from the Bishop's Palace, west ty, and succeeded in driving the ene- staining his position within a short he main Placed on that side of the
ad bean planted it the ceme-
Be the night did pre
great ex- ped canir of the enemy.
A the operation of the
4th, a communi-
reneral
dispersed with a stipulatic not to serve against us during the war, the Genel and officers to remain in custody until disposed of by order of our Go-
vernment
The parties have been negotiating all day, and if they do not agree there will be some hard fight ing, as the place cannot hold out long. Although we gain the place and victory, it has cost us dear.
CANTON RAW-Corton and COTTON-Yann Re- port for the Month ending January 20th, 1847.
Bombay
Bengal
Imported Delivered
Stock
Stock sanie period last
year
28,557 50,545
3,557
3,182
8,841
836
2,011,
652)
Balea 1,937 0.022 407 1,847 1,50 2,887 0,724
Jomone
652
none
5,24714,106 ÷ 38,926] · 66,479
Cotton Yarn.
521 627 (2,900) 1,348
N. This Report has no reference to the Sales by im- porters during the Month; the Imports show the quantities entered at the oustom-house and actually landed; the De- cries, the quantities delivered from the Pack-houses to Sincks is what remains in the Pack-houses, sold and not
casts. The few remaining to guard their costly temple and other property, have been a
assulled and ndered, and the State authorities who were bound to protect them, surrendered them a prey to their furious opponents. This was a fair case for the ins sold.
Borts taking the Cotton, &c. to the interior; and the
Statement of the Monthly Imports of the principal EUROPEAN and American Manufactures into Cunton for the Year 1846.
Broad | English| Dutch Cloths, Camlets. Camlets,
Bombazetis Long Eils.
White Grey Twills & Coloured Shirtings Shirtingul Shirtings - - Drills.
Chintas Blankets Hickfo.Velvets Muslius
January, February
March
705 19,297
840 1,26
277
1,037
TOL
00
April.
1,200
163
117
244 12,849 620 5,610
60,631
5,010] 23,250 14,960. 2,410 11,1831 75,929 8,400 2,001
8,360
44,700 12,955) — 25 480 9,9,50
pieces.
300
1,408
56,790
>
250
200
| May.
2,080
77
857
87,540 17,320||
900
June
1,450
3,923
2,600
700
4.593
115
9,166
23,121 80,4672,770
3,130
200
810
1,601
520
251
3,959 12,165|
12.0501 25,120
1,267
100
430
5,72314 20,375|
110,843 11,795
8,435 1,430)
200 8,400
940
1,722
540
550
420
0,7001
7,520
50,612) 6,260
994
$250
400
November. December.
none
800
15,85437,195
720
450
1,350
200
500
4,140
8,730
47,200 20,490
670
Total.
28,015! 4,685
871
2,028
56,993
99,211510,816 188,362 15,300
4,670
4,005 09,030
560)
830
19
550
•
July August.. September. October.
·
Iocinding Spanish Stripes, Hubil, Ledy, and Medium Cloths,
+ Including British Grey Shirtings anil American Grey Shirtings,
Abstract of the total Imports and Deliveries of RAW-Corrox at Canton for the Years 1841-46 Inclusive, together with
the Stocks at the end of each year.
IMPORTS.
DELIVERIES,
STOCKS.
1841..... 1842.
1843..
1844
200,243 68,087
Bombay Bengal |Madras. "American,
125,291 39,100 44,066 note 226,039 31,50 61,503 247,682 37,838 67,632 80,413
TOTAL. Bombay Bengal, Madras. American.
TOTAL Bombay, Bengal, Madras, American,
TOTAL,
1845
1846..
180,529 1478 31,337 181,501 18,8 29,761
5,703 685
200,068 101,695 80,946 31,771 $201,102185,135 36,041 55,368 350,306 231,510 39,645 63,049 342,206 229 123 46,126 232,136 183,719 81,702 280,798 296,255 18:370
66,564
none 164,432 93,590 15,103 276,844 74,200 3.025 8,199
11,095
воло
- 63,04
11.662
20,239
106,009
358,120 90,372 348;005 61 492 21376
24,813
2,799
127,769
38,662
191,470
60,151
3,015278,687 58,206 | 4,187-
9,848
$2,688
75,019
32,100
2,698
238,632 $4,542 4667 $7,500
475
47,185
Canton, 20th December 1846.
Monthly Impo
Delu
and Stocks
RAW-COTTON and COTTON-YARN at the Port of Canton for 1846,
Americ Total
DELIVERIES. Bongal Madras Americ, Total
37
The Friend of Ching and Hong kong VICTORIA, HONGKONG 1347,
STOCKS
YARN.
Americ. TotalImporte Deliver. Stocks
65.419 150 325 1,348 €60,66
707 798
2041
785
531 558
646 -364
35
269 240
739 1,360 761
9,249
14932,941
1016
7271
3,775 2,930 .3, 6G
9,196
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